European smelt

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Taxon taxon Q840795
European smelt
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European smelt

Summary

European smelt is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European smelt's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • European smelt is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • European smelt's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • European smelt belongs to the parent taxon Osmerus[6].
  • European smelt's scientific name is Osmerus eperlanus[7].
  • European smelt is a type of fish[8].
  • European smelt's Commons category is recorded as Osmerus eperlanus[9].
  • European smelt's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Osmerus eperlanus[10].
  • European smelt's Commons gallery is recorded as Osmerus eperlanus[11].
  • European smelt's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. eperlanus'}[12].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smelt'}[13].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'spiering'}[14].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'éperlan'}[15].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'smelt'}[16].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stint'}[17].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kuore'}[18].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'krøkle'}[19].
  • European smelt is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'evropski snetec'}[20].
  • European smelt's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, European smelt is Osmerus eperlanus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Osmerus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Smelt'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'spiering'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'éperlan'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stint'}[17], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kuore'}[18], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'krøkle'}[19].

Identifiers

European smelt's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 108016[22]. European smelt's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29151[23]. European smelt's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2410854[24]. European smelt's ITIS TSN is recorded as 162039[25].

Why It Matters

European smelt ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (544 views/month, #1,565 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. 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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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