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Mugil cephalus

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q234014
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Summary

Mugil cephalus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,544 views/month, #1,458 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Mugil[5]
  • Taxon name: Mugil cephalus[6]
  • Commons category: Mugil cephalus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mugil cephalus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Mugil cephalus[9]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[10], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11]
  • Short name: M. cephalus[12]
  • Taxon common name: Albur[13], Bullûa[14], Cabeçut[15], Cabezudo[16], Cachamba[17], Capitán[18], Capiton[19], Cap Pla[20], Céfalo[21], Galupe[22], Iliça de Cap Gros[23], Iliça Sabada[24], Ilissa Lobarrera[25], Lebranche[26]

Body

Identifiers

Mugil cephalus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48193[27]. Mugil cephalus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 206857[28]. Mugil cephalus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8189568[29]. Mugil cephalus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 170335[30].

Why It Matters

Mugil cephalus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 113 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source → Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
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