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Atherinops affinis

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q2224197
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Summary

Atherinops affinis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Atherinops affinis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Atherinops affinis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Atherinops affinis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Atherinops affinis belongs to the parent taxon Atherinops[6].
  • Atherinops affinis's scientific name is Atherinops affinis[7].
  • Atherinops affinis's Commons category is recorded as Atherinops affinis[8].
  • Atherinops affinis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. affinis'}[9].
  • Atherinops affinis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pejerrey Mocho'}[10].
  • Atherinops affinis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pejerrey Pescadillo'}[11].
  • Atherinops affinis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Athérine Grognon'}[12].
  • Atherinops affinis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Topsmelt'}[13].
  • Atherinops affinis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Topsmelt Silverside'}[14].

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Classification

Atherinops affinis's scientific name is Atherinops affinis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Atherinops[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pejerrey Mocho'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pejerrey Pescadillo'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Athérine Grognon'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Topsmelt'}[13], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Topsmelt Silverside'}[14].

Identifiers

Atherinops affinis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 94801[15]. Atherinops affinis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 238741[16]. Atherinops affinis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2412419[17]. Atherinops affinis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 165986[18].

Why It Matters

Atherinops affinis ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Atherinops
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