European flounder

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q214034
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European flounder

Summary

European flounder is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European flounder received the Q786157[3].
  • European flounder's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • European flounder is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • European flounder's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • European flounder is classified within Platichthys[7].
  • European flounder's scientific name is Platichthys flesus[8].
  • European flounder's Commons category is recorded as Platichthys flesus[9].
  • European flounder's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Platichthys flesus[10].
  • European flounder's Commons gallery is recorded as Platichthys flesus[11].
  • European flounder's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • European flounder's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • European flounder's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • European flounder's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. flesus'}[15].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Platija'}[16].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Platija Europea'}[17].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Platixa'}[18].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Solla'}[19].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Flet'}[20].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Flet d'Europe"}[21].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Baltic Flounder'}[22].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Butt'}[23].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Flounder'}[24].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fluke'}[25].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mud Flounder'}[26].
  • European flounder is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Flounder'}[27].

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Classification

European flounder's scientific name is Platichthys flesus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Platichthys[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Platija'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Platija Europea'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Platixa'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Solla'}[19], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Flet'}[20], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Flet d'Europe"}[21].

Identifiers

European flounder's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 109631[28]. European flounder's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8260[29]. European flounder's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2409330[30]. European flounder's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172894[31].

Why It Matters

European flounder ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did European flounder receive?

Honors received include Q786157[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . archiv.dafv.de. Retrieved . archiv.dafv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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