Great barracuda

species of Actinopterygii
Taxon taxon Q2306485
Great barracuda
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Summary

Great barracuda is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,781 views/month, #1,385 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Sphyraena[5]
  • Taxon name: Sphyraena barracuda[6]
  • Commons category: Sphyraena barracuda[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Sphyraena barracuda[8]
  • Commons gallery: Sphyraena barracuda[9]
  • Short name: S. barracuda[10]
  • Taxon common name: Great barracuda[11], Barracuda[12], Becuna[13], Picua[14], Picúa[15], Picua Brava[16], Picúa Zorra[17], Picuda[18], Picuda Barracuda[19], Picuda Brava[20], Picús Corsaria[21], Picúua[22], Picúua Brava[23], Barracouda[24]
  • Length: 1.7 m[25]
  • Mass: 44 kg[26]

Body

Identifiers

Great barracuda's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47251[27]. Great barracuda's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 70868[28]. Great barracuda's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46577239[29]. Great barracuda's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9784990[30]. Great barracuda's ITIS TSN is recorded as 650251[31].

Why It Matters

Great barracuda has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved . floridamuseum.ufl.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . floridamuseum.ufl.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . floridamuseum.ufl.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved . floridamuseum.ufl.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved . floridamuseum.ufl.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . 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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