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Electrophorus

genus of fishes
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Electrophorus

Summary

Electrophorus is a taxon[1]. Electrophorus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Electrophorus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Electrophorus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Electrophorus belongs to the parent taxon Gymnotidae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Electrophorus is Electrophorus[6].
  • Electrophorus's Commons category is recorded as Electrophorus[7].
  • Electrophorus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electrophorus[8].
  • Electrophorus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Electrophorus is Electrophorus[6]. Electrophorus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Electrophorus is classified within Gymnotidae[5].

Identifiers

Electrophorus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 88125[10]. Electrophorus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8004[11]. Electrophorus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 25436[12]. Electrophorus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2401957[13]. Electrophorus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 163321[14].

Why It Matters

Electrophorus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Electrophorus is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · ZorglubAB · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Electrophorus
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → genus
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