billfish

two families of saltwater predatory fish (Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae) characterised by prominent pointed bills (rostra), and by their large size
Taxon organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name Q14620149
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billfish

Summary

billfish is an organisms known by a particular common name[1]. billfish draws 314 Wikipedia views per month (organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name category, ranking #192 of 423).[2]

Key Facts

  • billfish's image is recorded as Istiophorus platypterus.jpg[3].
  • billfish's image is recorded as Atlantic blue marlin.jpg[4].
  • billfish's image is recorded as Peixe espada, Vigo.jpg[5].
  • billfish's image is recorded as Global capture of all billfish 1950–2009.png[6].
  • billfish's image is recorded as White Marlin in North Carolina 1394318584.jpg[7].
  • billfish's image is recorded as Xiphias gladius1.jpg[8].
  • billfish's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[9].
  • billfish's subclass of is recorded as fish[10].
  • billfish's Commons category is recorded as Billfish[11].
  • billfish's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06vh5n[12].
  • billfish's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/billfish[13].
  • billfish's different from is recorded as Istiophoridae[14].
  • billfish's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[15].
  • billfish's Giant Bomb ID is recorded as 3015-4049[16].
  • billfish's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779261539[17].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for billfish include USS Billfish[18], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[19].

Why It Matters

billfish draws 314 Wikipedia views per month (organisms_known_by_a_particular_common_name category, ranking #192 of 423).[2] billfish has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] billfish is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for billfish include USS Billfish[18], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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