Istiophoridae

family of fishes that includes the marlins and sailfish
Taxon taxon Q30961
Istiophoridae
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Istiophoridae

Summary

Istiophoridae is a taxon[1]. Istiophoridae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Istiophoridae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Istiophoridae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Istiophoridae is classified within Istiophoriformes[5].
  • Istiophoridae belongs to the parent taxon Menoidei[6].
  • Istiophoridae's scientific name is Istiophoridae[7].
  • Istiophoridae is a type of billfish[8].
  • Istiophoridae's Commons category is recorded as Istiophoridae[9].
  • Istiophoridae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Istiophoridae[10].
  • Istiophoridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'seilfiskfamilien'}[11].
  • Istiophoridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'billfish'}[12].
  • Istiophoridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'billfishes'}[13].
  • Istiophoridae's different from is recorded as billfish[14].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Istiophoridae is Istiophoridae[7]. Istiophoridae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Istiophoriformes[5] and Menoidei[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'seilfiskfamilien'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'billfish'}[12], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'billfishes'}[13].

Identifiers

Istiophoridae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47542[15]. Istiophoridae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27768[16]. Istiophoridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5310[17]. Istiophoridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9670[18]. Istiophoridae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172486[19].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Istiophoridae include Miami Marlins[20], a baseball team[21], in United States[22], founded in 1993[23].

Why It Matters

Istiophoridae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] Istiophoridae has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Istiophoridae is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for Istiophoridae include Miami Marlins[20], a baseball team[21], in United States[22], founded in 1993[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Catalog of Fishes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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