Arctic char

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Taxon taxon Q421047
Arctic char
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Arctic char

Summary

Arctic char is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,012 views/month, #979 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arctic char received the Q301850[3].
  • Arctic char received the Q786143[4].
  • Arctic char received the Q786143[5].
  • Arctic char's instance of is recorded as taxon[6].
  • Arctic char is classified at the rank of species[7].
  • Arctic char's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[8].
  • Arctic char is classified within Salvelinus[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Arctic char is Salvelinus alpinus[10].
  • Arctic char's Commons category is recorded as Salvelinus alpinus[11].
  • Arctic char's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salvelinus alpinus[12].
  • Arctic char's Commons gallery is recorded as Salvelinus alpinus[13].
  • Arctic char's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • Arctic char's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. alpinus'}[15].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic charr'}[16].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic Char'}[17].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic Charr'}[18].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charr'}[19].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nieriä'}[20].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'rautu'}[21].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'siven arktický'}[22].
  • Arctic char is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'røye'}[23].
  • Arctic char's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[24].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Arctic char is Salvelinus alpinus[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[7]. It is classified within Salvelinus[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic charr'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arctic Char'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Charr'}[19], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'nieriä'}[20], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'rautu'}[21], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'siven arktický'}[22].

Identifiers

Arctic char's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 111974[25]. Arctic char's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8036[26]. Arctic char's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1156463[27]. Arctic char's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4284021[28]. Arctic char's ITIS TSN is recorded as 162001[29].

Why It Matters

Arctic char ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,012 views/month, #979 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Arctic char receive?

Honors received include Q301850[3], Q786143[4], and Q786143[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . sfv-fsp.ch. Retrieved . sfv-fsp.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . fisch-des-jahres.info. Retrieved . fisch-des-jahres.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Aliases
    Parent taxon Salvelinus
    Described by source The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge
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