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Gymnotiformes

group of teleost bony fishes commonly known as the Neotropical or South American knifefish
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Gymnotiformes

Summary

Gymnotiformes is a taxon[1]. Gymnotiformes ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month, #1,463 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gymnotiformes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Gymnotiformes is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Gymnotiformes is classified within Ostariophysi[5].
  • Gymnotiformes is classified within Actinopterygii[6].
  • Gymnotiformes is classified within Actinopteri[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Gymnotiformes is Gymnotiformes[8].
  • Gymnotiformes's Commons category is recorded as Gymnotiformes[9].
  • Gymnotiformes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gymnotiformes[10].
  • Gymnotiformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'knivfisker'}[11].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Gymnotiformes is Gymnotiformes[8]. Gymnotiformes is classified at the rank of order[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Ostariophysi[5], Actinopterygii[6], and Actinopteri[7]. Gymnotiformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'knivfisker'}[11].

Identifiers

Gymnotiformes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52559[12]. Gymnotiformes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8002[13]. Gymnotiformes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5477[14]. Gymnotiformes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1165[15]. Gymnotiformes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553135[16].

Why It Matters

Gymnotiformes ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (478 views/month, #1,463 of 195,241).[2] Gymnotiformes has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] Gymnotiformes is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Pisces. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Catalog of Fishes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Ostariophysi, Actinopterygii, Actinopteri
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → taxon
    Topic's main category → Category:Gymnotiformes
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