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Ancistrus

genus of fishes
Taxon taxon Q571923
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Ancistrus

Summary

Ancistrus is a taxon[1]. Ancistrus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ancistrus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ancistrus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Ancistrus belongs to the parent taxon Ancistrini[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ancistrus is Ancistrus[6].
  • Ancistrus's Commons category is recorded as Ancistrus[7].
  • Ancistrus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ancistrus[8].
  • Ancistrus's has list is recorded as Q98208339[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ancistrus is Ancistrus[6]. Ancistrus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Ancistrus belongs to the parent taxon Ancistrini[5].

Identifiers

Ancistrus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 86457[10]. Ancistrus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 52071[11]. Ancistrus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 24618[12]. Ancistrus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2339294[13]. Ancistrus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 164345[14].

Why It Matters

Ancistrus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Ancistrus is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ZorglubAB · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Aliases → —
    Has list → Q98208339
    Instance of → taxon
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P10585]]: KTYV6"
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