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jack-knifefish

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jack-knifefish

Summary

jack-knifefish is a taxon[1]. jack-knifefish ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • jack-knifefish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • jack-knifefish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • jack-knifefish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • jack-knifefish is classified within Equetus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, jack-knifefish is Equetus lanceolatus[7].
  • jack-knifefish's Commons category is recorded as Equetus lanceolatus[8].
  • jack-knifefish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. lanceolatus'}[9].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gebänderter Ritterfisch'}[10].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jack-knifefish'}[11].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chevalier lancier'}[12].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gebande riddervis'}[13].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '矛高鰭䱛'}[14].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gligli'}[15].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Guapena'}[16].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Obispo Coronado'}[17].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Obispo Listado'}[18].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serrana'}[19].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Vaqueta'}[20].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Donkey Fish'}[21].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Drum'}[22].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Equetus'}[23].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jackknife Fish'}[24].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lance-shaped Ribbonfish'}[25].
  • jack-knifefish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ribbonfish'}[26].
  • jack-knifefish's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, jack-knifefish is Equetus lanceolatus[7]. jack-knifefish is classified at the rank of species[4]. jack-knifefish belongs to the parent taxon Equetus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gebänderter Ritterfisch'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Jack-knifefish'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chevalier lancier'}[12], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gebande riddervis'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '矛高鰭䱛'}[14], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gligli'}[15].

Identifiers

jack-knifefish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 317095[28]. jack-knifefish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 587052[29]. jack-knifefish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2399845[30]. jack-knifefish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 169314[31].

Why It Matters

jack-knifefish ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #1,620 of 195,241).[2] jack-knifefish has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] jack-knifefish is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brazil

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . 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] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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. [28] ↑ . 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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