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Catalog of Fishes

online database and reference work on the taxonomy and nomenclature of fish
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Catalog of Fishes

Summary

Catalog of Fishes is a global species database[1]. It draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (global_species_database category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Catalog of Fishes authored Ronald Fricke[3].
  • Catalog of Fishes authored William Eschmeyer[4].
  • Catalog of Fishes authored Richard van der Laan[5].
  • Catalog of Fishes's instance of is recorded as global species database[6].
  • Catalog of Fishes's instance of is recorded as online database[7].
  • Catalog of Fishes's publisher is recorded as California Academy of Sciences[8].
  • William Eschmeyer is named after Catalog of Fishes[9].
  • Catalog of Fishes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012vtpwx[10].
  • Catalog of Fishes's official website is recorded as http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp[11].
  • Catalog of Fishes's main subject is recorded as fish[12].
  • Catalog of Fishes's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Catalog of Fishes'}[13].
  • Catalog of Fishes's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes"}[14].
  • Catalog of Fishes's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Catalog of Fishes'}[15].
  • Catalog of Fishes's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780170293[16].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include global species database[6] and online database[7].

History and Context

William Eschmeyer is named after Catalog of Fishes[9].

Why It Matters

Catalog of Fishes draws 30 Wikipedia views per month (global_species_database category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . obits.csnh.com. Retrieved . obits.csnh.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . obits.csnh.com. Retrieved . obits.csnh.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . obits.csnh.com. Retrieved . obits.csnh.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . obits.csnh.com. Retrieved . obits.csnh.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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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