Brown ghost knifefish

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q4976382
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Summary

Brown ghost knifefish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Brown ghost knifefish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Brown ghost knifefish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Brown ghost knifefish is classified within Apteronotus[5].
  • Brown ghost knifefish's scientific name is Apteronotus leptorhynchus[6].
  • Brown ghost knifefish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. leptorhynchus'}[7].
  • Brown ghost knifefish's taxon range is recorded as Meta Department[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Brown ghost knifefish is Apteronotus leptorhynchus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Apteronotus[5].

Identifiers

Brown ghost knifefish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 608452[9]. Brown ghost knifefish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36674[10]. Brown ghost knifefish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 223831[11]. Brown ghost knifefish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2401870[12]. Brown ghost knifefish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 640246[13].

Why It Matters

Brown ghost knifefish ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #1,617 of 195,241).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . 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.

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  1. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Parent taxon → Apteronotus
    Taxon range → Meta Department
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