Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

E41401

Gadus morhua marine fish species

Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a commercially important North Atlantic marine fish species known for its white, flaky flesh and historical significance in global fisheries.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Atlantic cod	11
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) canonical	1
Gadus morhua	1
North Atlantic cod fishery	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T321248 — 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: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Context triple: [Actinopterygii, includesNotableSpecies, Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)]

A. Pacific lamprey
The Pacific lamprey is an ancient, eel-like jawless fish native to the Pacific coast of North America, where it plays a key ecological and cultural role, particularly for Indigenous communities.
B. Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
C. Antarctic krill
Antarctic krill are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that form massive swarms and serve as a keystone species at the base of the Antarctic marine food web.
D. Labrador Sea
The Labrador Sea is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and the Labrador Peninsula, known for its cold waters, deep convection, and role in North Atlantic ocean circulation.
E. Billy the Marlin
Billy the Marlin is the colorful, anthropomorphic marlin who serves as the energetic official mascot of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins.
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: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Target entity description: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) is a commercially important North Atlantic marine fish species known for its white, flaky flesh and historical significance in global fisheries.

A. Pacific lamprey
The Pacific lamprey is an ancient, eel-like jawless fish native to the Pacific coast of North America, where it plays a key ecological and cultural role, particularly for Indigenous communities.
B. Alewife
Alewife is a major subway station and transit hub in North Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving as the northern endpoint of Boston’s MBTA Red Line and a large park-and-ride facility.
C. Antarctic krill
Antarctic krill are small, shrimp-like crustaceans that form massive swarms and serve as a keystone species at the base of the Antarctic marine food web.
D. Labrador Sea
The Labrador Sea is a marginal sea of the North Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and the Labrador Peninsula, known for its cold waters, deep convection, and role in North Atlantic ocean circulation.
E. Billy the Marlin
Billy the Marlin is the colorful, anthropomorphic marlin who serves as the energetic official mascot of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gadus morhua ⓘ marine fish species ⓘ
binomialName	Gadus morhua ⓘ linked to: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
bodyColor	greenish-brown ⓘ greyish ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse	dried cod ⓘ food fish ⓘ fresh fillets ⓘ frozen fillets ⓘ salted cod ⓘ
commonName	Atlantic cod ⓘ linked to: Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) cod ⓘ
conservationStatus	vulnerable in some stocks ⓘ
cuisineUse	bacalhau ⓘ brandade ⓘ clipfish ⓘ fish and chips ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
diet	crustaceans ⓘ fish ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ
economicImportance	commercially important species ⓘ
eggType	pelagic eggs ⓘ
family	Gadidae ⓘ
fisheryType	industrial fishery ⓘ
fishingMethod	gillnetting ⓘ longlining ⓘ trawling ⓘ
fleshColor	white ⓘ
fleshTexture	flaky ⓘ
genus	Gadus ⓘ
habitat	continental shelf waters ⓘ demersal zone ⓘ temperate marine waters ⓘ
historicalSignificance	central to cod fisheries of Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ important in Icelandic fisheries ⓘ important in New England fisheries ⓘ important in Norwegian fisheries ⓘ major species in North Atlantic fisheries ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespan	more than 20 years ⓘ
lifestyle	demersal fish ⓘ
management	subject to fishing quotas ⓘ subject to stock assessments ⓘ
maximumLength	about 2 meters ⓘ
maximumWeight	over 90 kilograms ⓘ
migrationPattern	seasonal migrations ⓘ
morphologicalFeature	chin barbel ⓘ lateral line pale and distinct ⓘ three dorsal fins ⓘ two anal fins ⓘ
nativeRange	North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ linked to: Atlantic Ocean eastern North Atlantic ⓘ western North Atlantic ⓘ
order	Gadiformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
processingMethod	drying ⓘ salting ⓘ smoking ⓘ
product	cod liver oil ⓘ
region	Baltic Sea ⓘ Barents Sea ⓘ Georges Bank ⓘ Gulf of Maine ⓘ North Sea ⓘ
reproduction	spawning in batches ⓘ
salinityPreference	marine ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
temperaturePreference	cold-temperate waters ⓘ
threat	overfishing ⓘ
trophicLevel	predatory fish ⓘ
typicalLength	60 to 100 centimeters ⓘ
yearDescribed	1758 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited