giant oarfish

species of oarfish living in oceans
Taxon taxon Q310390
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giant oarfish

Summary

giant oarfish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,383 views/month, #820 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • giant oarfish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • giant oarfish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • giant oarfish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • giant oarfish belongs to the parent taxon Regalecus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, giant oarfish is Regalecus glesne[7].
  • giant oarfish's Commons category is recorded as Regalecus glesne[8].
  • giant oarfish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Regalecus glesne[9].
  • giant oarfish's Commons gallery is recorded as Regalecus glesne[10].
  • giant oarfish's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • giant oarfish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'R. glesne'}[12].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Oarfish'}[13].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Remo'}[14].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Régalec'}[15].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Regalec'}[16].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Roi des Harengs'}[17].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King of Herrings'}[18].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King of The Herring'}[19].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rey de Los Arenques'}[20].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oarfish'}[21].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant oarfish'}[22].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Oar-fish'}[23].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Oarfish'}[24].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ribbonfish'}[25].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ribbon-fish'}[26].
  • giant oarfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Streamer Fish'}[27].

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Classification

giant oarfish's scientific name is Regalecus glesne[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Regalecus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Giant Oarfish'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Remo'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Régalec'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Regalec'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Roi des Harengs'}[17], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King of Herrings'}[18].

Identifiers

giant oarfish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 196745[28]. giant oarfish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 81389[29]. giant oarfish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2400566[30]. giant oarfish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 166356[31].

Why It Matters

giant oarfish ranks in the top 0.42% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,383 views/month, #820 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] . ARKive. 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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