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Bala shark

species of cyprinid fishes
Taxon taxon Q187808
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Bala shark

Summary

Bala shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month, #1,456 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bala shark's image is recorded as Balantiocheilos melanopterus - Karlsruhe Zoo 02.jpg[3].
  • Bala shark's image is recorded as Haibarbe-0525B-23.jpg[4].
  • Bala shark's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Bala shark's taxon rank is recorded as species[6].
  • Bala shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[7].
  • Bala shark's parent taxon is recorded as Balantiocheilos[8].
  • Bala shark's taxon name is recorded as Balantiocheilos melanopterus[9].
  • Bala shark's Commons category is recorded as Balantiocheilos melanopterus[10].
  • Bala shark's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 149451010[11].
  • Bala shark's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fb349[12].
  • Bala shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 369627[13].
  • Bala shark's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph1169808[14].
  • Bala shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 163716[15].
  • Bala shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 221099[16].
  • Bala shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2363816[17].
  • Bala shark's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 1021826[18].
  • Bala shark's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Balantiocheilos melanopterus[19].
  • Bala shark's Commons gallery is recorded as Balantiocheilos melanopterus[20].
  • Bala shark's FishBase species ID is recorded as 6089[21].
  • Bala shark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. melanopterus'}[22].
  • Bala shark's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silver shark'}[23].
  • Bala shark's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Silver Shark'}[24].
  • Bala shark's Plazi ID is recorded as 92D47C96-BDD8-029C-F6AB-FB904AD919A6[25].
  • Bala shark's ARKive ID is recorded as balantiocheilos-melanopterus[26].
  • Bala shark's ARKive ID is recorded as silver-shark/balantiocheilos-melanopterus[27].

Why It Matters

Bala shark ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (207 views/month, #1,456 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Plazi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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