capelin

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q143359
capelin
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capelin

Summary

capelin is a taxon[1]. capelin ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,153 views/month, #1,401 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • capelin's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • capelin's instance of is recorded as food[4].
  • capelin is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • capelin is classified within Mallotus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, capelin is Mallotus villosus[7].
  • capelin's Commons category is recorded as Mallotus villosus[8].
  • capelin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mallotus villosus[9].
  • capelin's Commons gallery is recorded as Mallotus villosus[10].
  • capelin's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • capelin's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • capelin's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[13].
  • capelin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. villosus'}[14].
  • capelin is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Capelin'}[15].
  • capelin is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'gromadnik'}[16].
  • capelin is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Kaplin'}[17].
  • capelin is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '毛鱗魚'}[18].
  • capelin is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lodde'}[19].

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Classification

capelin's scientific name is Mallotus villosus[7]. capelin is classified at the rank of species[5]. capelin belongs to the parent taxon Mallotus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Capelin'}[15], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'gromadnik'}[16], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Kaplin'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '毛鱗魚'}[18], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'lodde'}[19].

Identifiers

capelin's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 165100[20]. capelin's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30960[21]. capelin's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5214420[22]. capelin's ITIS TSN is recorded as 162035[23].

Why It Matters

capelin ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,153 views/month, #1,401 of 195,241).[2] capelin has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] capelin is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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