Amia calva

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q491934
Amia calva
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Amia calva

Summary

Amia calva is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,034 views/month, #1,103 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Amia calva's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Amia calva is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Amia calva's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Amia calva belongs to the parent taxon Amia[6].
  • Amia calva's scientific name is Amia calva[7].
  • Amia calva's Commons category is recorded as Amia calva[8].
  • Amia calva's Commons gallery is recorded as Amia calva[9].
  • Amia calva's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[10].
  • Amia calva's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[11].
  • Amia calva's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. calva'}[12].
  • Amia calva is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bowfin'}[13].
  • Amia calva's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[14].

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Classification

Amia calva's scientific name is Amia calva[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Amia[6]. It is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bowfin'}[13].

Identifiers

Amia calva's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 58611[15]. Amia calva's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7924[16]. Amia calva's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 223782[17]. Amia calva's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5207891[18]. Amia calva's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161104[19].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Amia calva include USS Bowfin[20], a military museum[21], in United States[22].

Why It Matters

Amia calva ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,034 views/month, #1,103 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include USS Bowfin[20], a military museum[21], in United States[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. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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