Japanese rice fish

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q1142975
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Japanese rice fish

Summary

Japanese rice fish is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Japanese rice fish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Japanese rice fish's instance of is recorded as model organism[4].
  • Japanese rice fish is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Japanese rice fish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Japanese rice fish is classified within Oryzias[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Japanese rice fish is Oryzias latipes[8].
  • Japanese rice fish's Commons category is recorded as Oryzias latipes[9].
  • Japanese rice fish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oryzias latipes[10].
  • Japanese rice fish's Commons gallery is recorded as Oryzias latipes[11].
  • Japanese rice fish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. latipes'}[12].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'medaka japonská'}[13].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese killifish'}[14].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メダカ(目高)'}[15].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '송사리'}[16].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ryżanka japońska'}[17].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ryżówka japońska'}[18].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Japansk risfisk'}[19].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาซิวข้าวสารญี่ปุ่น'}[20].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '米鱂,稻田魚'}[21].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '青鱂'}[22].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '魚目娘'}[23].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '稻田魚'}[24].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '米鱂'}[25].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '彈魚'}[26].
  • Japanese rice fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '中華青鱂'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Japanese rice fish is Oryzias latipes[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Oryzias[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'medaka japonská'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japanese killifish'}[14], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'メダカ(目高)'}[15], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '송사리'}[16], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ryżanka japońska'}[17], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ryżówka japońska'}[18].

Identifiers

Japanese rice fish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 119409[28]. Japanese rice fish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8090[29]. Japanese rice fish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46567063[30]. Japanese rice fish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2368377[31]. Japanese rice fish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 165622[32].

Why It Matters

Japanese rice fish has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Parent taxon Oryzias
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