Blue whiting

Summary

Blue whiting is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,584 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Blue whiting's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Blue whiting is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Blue whiting belongs to the parent taxon Micromesistius^[5].
• Blue whiting's scientific name is Micromesistius poutassou^[6].
• Blue whiting's Commons category is recorded as Micromesistius poutassou^[7].
• Blue whiting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Micromesistius poutassou^[8].
• Blue whiting's Commons gallery is recorded as Micromesistius poutassou^[9].
• Blue whiting's taxon synonym is recorded as Merlangus poutassou^[10].
• Blue whiting's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. poutassou'}^[11].
• Blue whiting is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'blauwe wijting'}^[12].
• Blue whiting is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'poutassou, merlan bleu'}^[13].
• Blue whiting is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue whiting'}^[14].
• Blue whiting is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blauer Wittling'}^[15].
• Blue whiting is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kolmule'}^[16].
• Blue whiting is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'abril'}^[17].
• Blue whiting's MCN code is recorded as 0302.56.00^[18].
• Blue whiting's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Blue whiting is Micromesistius poutassou^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Micromesistius^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'blauwe wijting'}^[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'poutassou, merlan bleu'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'blue whiting'}^[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Blauer Wittling'}^[15], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'kolmule'}^[16], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'abril'}^[17].

Identifiers

Blue whiting's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 120702^[20]. Blue whiting's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 81636^[21]. Blue whiting's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 211404^[22]. Blue whiting's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2415777^[23]. Blue whiting's ITIS TSN is recorded as 164774^[24].

Why It Matters

Blue whiting ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,584 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]