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Fiji mermaid

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Fiji mermaid
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Fiji mermaid

Summary

Fiji mermaid is a hoax[1]. It draws 291 Wikipedia views per month (hoax category, ranking #11 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fiji mermaid's image is recorded as Barnum.fidschi.meerjungfrau.jpg[3].
  • Fiji mermaid's instance of is recorded as hoax[4].
  • Fiji mermaid's instance of is recorded as zoological specimen[5].
  • Fiji mermaid's Commons category is recorded as Fiji mermaid[6].
  • Fiji mermaid's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02fq46[7].
  • Fiji mermaid's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Feejee-Mermaid[8].

Why It Matters

Fiji mermaid draws 291 Wikipedia views per month (hoax category, ranking #11 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Fiji mermaid. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fiji-mermaid
MLA “Fiji mermaid.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fiji-mermaid.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fiji-mermaid_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Fiji mermaid}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fiji-mermaid}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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