Galapagos shark

E380453

cartilaginous fish fish requiem shark shark

The Galapagos shark is a large, sleek requiem shark found in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters, especially around remote islands, where it is a dominant mid-level predator.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Galapagos shark canonical	1
Galapagos sharks	1
Galápagos sharks	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3695647 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Galapagos shark
Context triple: [Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, habitatFor, Galapagos shark]

A. Shark
Shark is an American legal drama television series starring James Woods as a ruthless but reforming Los Angeles prosecutor.
B. The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
C. Manta
Manta is a major coastal city and important seaport in western Ecuador, known for its fishing industry, beaches, and commercial activity.
D. Tiburon
Tiburon is a small, affluent waterfront town in Marin County, California, known for its scenic views of San Francisco Bay and ferry access to nearby islands.
E. Sharks
The Sharks are a professional rugby union team based in Durban, South Africa, competing in top-tier southern hemisphere competitions and known for their strong performances in Super Rugby.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Galapagos shark
Target entity description: The Galapagos shark is a large, sleek requiem shark found in tropical and subtropical oceanic waters, especially around remote islands, where it is a dominant mid-level predator.

A. Shark
Shark is an American legal drama television series starring James Woods as a ruthless but reforming Los Angeles prosecutor.
B. The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
C. Manta
Manta is a major coastal city and important seaport in western Ecuador, known for its fishing industry, beaches, and commercial activity.
D. Tiburon
Tiburon is a small, affluent waterfront town in Marin County, California, known for its scenic views of San Francisco Bay and ferry access to nearby islands.
E. Sharks
The Sharks are a professional rugby union team based in Durban, South Africa, competing in top-tier southern hemisphere competitions and known for their strong performances in Super Rugby.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cartilaginous fish ⓘ fish ⓘ requiem shark ⓘ shark ⓘ
activityPattern	mostly nocturnal feeder ⓘ
ageAtMaturity	about 6 to 8 years ⓘ
behavior	forms groups ⓘ highly mobile ⓘ often aggregates around seamounts ⓘ site fidelity to islands ⓘ
bodyShape	slender ⓘ streamlined ⓘ
class	Chondrichthyes ⓘ
color	gray-brown dorsally ⓘ white ventrally ⓘ
commonName	Galapagos shark ⓘ
depthRange	surface to about 180 meters ⓘ
describedBy	Snodgrass and Heller ⓘ
diet	bony fishes ⓘ cephalopods ⓘ rays ⓘ smaller sharks ⓘ
distinguishedBy	lack of prominent dorsal fin markings ⓘ taller first dorsal fin placed further forward ⓘ
dorsalFinMarkings	no prominent fin tips ⓘ
exploitedFor	fins ⓘ liver oil ⓘ meat ⓘ
family	Carcharhinidae ⓘ
finType	large first dorsal fin ⓘ sickle-shaped pectoral fins ⓘ smaller second dorsal fin ⓘ
genus	Carcharhinus ⓘ
geographicDistribution	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
gestationPeriod	about 1 year ⓘ
habitat	island slopes ⓘ near oceanic islands ⓘ offshore reefs ⓘ rocky reefs ⓘ subtropical oceans ⓘ tropical oceans ⓘ
humanUse	ecotourism diving attraction ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	at least 20 years ⓘ
litterSize	4 to 16 pups ⓘ
maximumLength	about 3.7 meters ⓘ
maximumWeight	over 150 kilograms ⓘ
namedAfter	Galápagos Islands ⓘ
occursAt	Ascension Island ⓘ Cocos Island ⓘ Galápagos Islands ⓘ Hawaiian Islands ⓘ Madagascar region ⓘ linked to: Madagascar Revillagigedo Islands ⓘ Society Islands ⓘ St Helena ⓘ linked to: Saint Helena
order	Carcharhiniformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
positionInWaterColumn	also swims in midwater ⓘ mostly near bottom around reefs ⓘ
reproduction	viviparous ⓘ
reproductiveMode	placental viviparity ⓘ
roleInEcosystem	controls mid-sized fish populations ⓘ prey for larger sharks ⓘ
scientificName	Carcharhinus galapagensis ⓘ
similarTo	dusky shark ⓘ grey reef shark ⓘ
snoutShape	rounded snout ⓘ
swimmingStyle	strong swimmer ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
teethShape	triangular upper teeth ⓘ
teethType	serrated teeth ⓘ
threat	bycatch in fisheries ⓘ habitat degradation ⓘ overfishing ⓘ targeted shark fisheries ⓘ
threatToHumans	potentially dangerous ⓘ
trophicLevel	mid-level predator ⓘ
typicalLength	2.5 to 3 meters ⓘ
yearDescribed	1905 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary → habitatFor → Galapagos shark ⓘ

Malpelo Island seamounts → supportsSpecies → Galapagos sharks ⓘ

linked to: Galapagos shark

Darwin Island → hasFauna → Galápagos sharks ⓘ