American eel

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q469632
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American eel

Summary

American eel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,259 views/month, #1,324 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American eel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American eel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American eel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • American eel is classified within Anguilla[6].
  • American eel's scientific name is Anguilla rostrata[7].
  • American eel's Commons category is recorded as Anguilla rostrata[8].
  • American eel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anguilla rostrata[9].
  • American eel's Commons gallery is recorded as Anguilla rostrata[10].
  • American eel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. rostrata'}[11].
  • American eel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American eel'}[12].
  • American eel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Eel'}[13].
  • American eel is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'amerikansk ål'}[14].
  • American eel's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[15].

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Classification

American eel's scientific name is Anguilla rostrata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Anguilla[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'amerikansk ål'}[14].

Identifiers

American eel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49219[16]. American eel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7938[17]. American eel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46561252[18]. American eel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5212956[19]. American eel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161127[20].

Why It Matters

American eel ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,259 views/month, #1,324 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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