banded knifefish

species of knifefish
Taxon taxon Q369092
banded knifefish
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banded knifefish

Summary

banded knifefish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • banded knifefish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • banded knifefish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • banded knifefish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • banded knifefish belongs to the parent taxon Gymnotus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, banded knifefish is Gymnotus carapo[7].
  • banded knifefish's Commons category is recorded as Gymnotus carapo[8].
  • banded knifefish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gymnotus carapo[9].
  • banded knifefish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. carapo'}[10].
  • banded knifefish's taxon range is recorded as Barcarena[11].

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Classification

banded knifefish's scientific name is Gymnotus carapo[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Gymnotus[6].

Identifiers

banded knifefish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 504197[12]. banded knifefish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94172[13]. banded knifefish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 219380[14]. banded knifefish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5212798[15]. banded knifefish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 163310[16].

Why It Matters

banded knifefish ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month, #1,604 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Topic's main category Category:Gymnotus carapo
    Instance of
    Taxon rank species
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