California spiny lobster
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The California spiny lobster is a large, clawless marine crustacean native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized in commercial and recreational fisheries for its edible tail meat.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California spiny lobster canonical | 3 |
| California rock lobster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10894250 — 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: California spiny lobster Context triple: [La Jolla Ecological Reserve, hasMarineSpecies, California spiny lobster]
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Ise-ebi spiny lobster
The Ise-ebi spiny lobster is a prized Japanese spiny lobster species renowned for its sweet, delicate flesh and frequent use in high-end traditional cuisine, especially in coastal regions like Mie Prefecture.
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Caribbean spiny lobster
The Caribbean spiny lobster is a commercially important warm-water crustacean known for its long, spiny antennae and role in tropical reef and coastal ecosystems throughout the Caribbean region.
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Juan Fernández spiny lobster
The Juan Fernández spiny lobster is a large, commercially valuable marine crustacean endemic to the Juan Fernández Archipelago off Chile, renowned for its ecological importance and role in local fisheries.
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D.
American lobster
The American lobster is a large, commercially important marine crustacean native to the cold waters of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, prized for its meat and central to New England fisheries and cuisine.
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European lobster
The European lobster is a large clawed marine crustacean native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, prized as a seafood delicacy and known for its dark blue-black shell that turns bright red when cooked.
- 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: California spiny lobster Target entity description: The California spiny lobster is a large, clawless marine crustacean native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized in commercial and recreational fisheries for its edible tail meat.
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A.
Ise-ebi spiny lobster
The Ise-ebi spiny lobster is a prized Japanese spiny lobster species renowned for its sweet, delicate flesh and frequent use in high-end traditional cuisine, especially in coastal regions like Mie Prefecture.
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B.
Caribbean spiny lobster
The Caribbean spiny lobster is a commercially important warm-water crustacean known for its long, spiny antennae and role in tropical reef and coastal ecosystems throughout the Caribbean region.
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C.
Juan Fernández spiny lobster
The Juan Fernández spiny lobster is a large, commercially valuable marine crustacean endemic to the Juan Fernández Archipelago off Chile, renowned for its ecological importance and role in local fisheries.
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D.
American lobster
The American lobster is a large, commercially important marine crustacean native to the cold waters of the northwest Atlantic Ocean, prized for its meat and central to New England fisheries and cuisine.
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European lobster
The European lobster is a large clawed marine crustacean native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, prized as a seafood delicacy and known for its dark blue-black shell that turns bright red when cooked.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marine invertebrate
ⓘ
species of crustacean ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| averageAdultLength | 20–30 cm ⓘ |
| class | Malacostraca ⓘ |
| commonName |
California rock lobster
ⓘ
linked to:
California spiny lobster
California spiny lobster ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| describedBy | Randall ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1840s (approximate) ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
detritus ⓘ mollusks ⓘ sea urchins ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
benthic predator
ⓘ
scavenger ⓘ |
| economicImportance | high-value seafood species ⓘ |
| family | Palinuridae ⓘ |
| fishedFor | edible tail meat ⓘ |
| fisheryMethod |
hand capture by divers
ⓘ
hoop nets ⓘ traps ⓘ |
| genus | Panulirus ⓘ |
| habitat |
kelp forests
ⓘ
rocky reefs ⓘ shallow coastal waters ⓘ subtidal zones ⓘ |
| hasBodyPart |
long antennae
ⓘ
muscular tail ⓘ spiny carapace ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clawless
ⓘ
large ⓘ no enlarged front claws ⓘ |
| hasRegulation |
bag limits
ⓘ
seasonal closures ⓘ size limits ⓘ |
| isTargetOf |
commercial fishery
ⓘ
recreational fishery ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage | phyllosoma ⓘ |
| lifeHistoryTrait | long larval duration ⓘ |
| lifeSpan | over 30 years ⓘ |
| managedBy | California Department of Fish and Wildlife ⓘ |
| maximumTotalLength | about 60 cm ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 7 kg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
ⓘ
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Gulf of California ⓘ Pacific coast of North America ⓘ |
| order | Decapoda ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| rangeExtendsFrom |
Monterey Bay, California
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linked to:
Monterey Bay
|
| rangeExtendsTo |
Baja California Sur, Mexico
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linked to:
Baja California Sur
|
| reproduction | sexual ⓘ |
| reproductiveStrategy | external fertilization ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Panulirus interruptus
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linked to:
Panulirus
|
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat degradation
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overfishing ⓘ |
| typicalDepthRange | intertidal to about 65 m ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: California spiny lobster Description of subject: The California spiny lobster is a large, clawless marine crustacean native to the Pacific coast of North America, prized in commercial and recreational fisheries for its edible tail meat.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: California spiny lobster