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Moorish idol

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Moorish idol

Summary

Moorish idol is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month, #1,376 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moorish idol's image is recorded as Ídolo moro (Zanclus cornutus), Los Cabos, Baja California, México, 2024-12-17, DD 54.jpg[3].
  • Moorish idol's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Moorish idol's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Moorish idol's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Moorish idol's parent taxon is recorded as Zanclus[7].
  • Moorish idol's taxon name is recorded as Zanclus cornutus[8].
  • Moorish idol's Commons category is recorded as Zanclus cornutus[9].
  • Moorish idol's has part is recorded as body[10].
  • Moorish idol's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 69741115[11].
  • Moorish idol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02nrhh[12].
  • Moorish idol's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75044[13].
  • Moorish idol's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172311[14].
  • Moorish idol's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46577205[15].
  • Moorish idol's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2374663[16].
  • Moorish idol's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 220083[17].
  • Moorish idol's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zanclidae[18].
  • Moorish idol's Commons gallery is recorded as Zanclus cornutus[19].
  • Moorish idol's FishBase species ID is recorded as 5950[20].
  • Moorish idol's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/Moorish-idol[21].
  • Moorish idol's has characteristic is recorded as omnivore[22].
  • Moorish idol's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Z. cornutus'}[23].
  • Moorish idol's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '角蝶魚'}[24].
  • Moorish idol's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '角鐮魚'}[25].
  • Moorish idol's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '角蝶'}[26].
  • Moorish idol's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'moorish idol'}[27].

Why It Matters

Moorish idol ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (255 views/month, #1,376 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Invasive.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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