ninespine stickleback

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q754894
ninespine stickleback
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ninespine stickleback

Summary

ninespine stickleback is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • ninespine stickleback's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • ninespine stickleback is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • ninespine stickleback's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • ninespine stickleback is classified within Pungitius[6].
  • ninespine stickleback's scientific name is Pungitius pungitius[7].
  • ninespine stickleback's Commons category is recorded as Pungitius pungitius[8].
  • ninespine stickleback's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pungitius pungitius[9].
  • ninespine stickleback's Commons gallery is recorded as Pungitius pungitius[10].
  • ninespine stickleback's original combination is recorded as Gasterosteus pungitius[11].
  • ninespine stickleback's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. pungitius'}[12].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nine-spined Stickleback'}[13].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ninespine Stickleback'}[14].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'tiendoornige stekelbaars'}[15].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'epinochette'}[16].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ten-spined stickleback, nine-spined stickleback'}[17].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergstichling'}[18].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kymmenpiikki'}[19].
  • ninespine stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'nipigget stingsild'}[20].
  • ninespine stickleback's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, ninespine stickleback is Pungitius pungitius[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Pungitius[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nine-spined Stickleback'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ninespine Stickleback'}[14], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'tiendoornige stekelbaars'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'epinochette'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ten-spined stickleback, nine-spined stickleback'}[17], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Zwergstichling'}[18].

Identifiers

ninespine stickleback's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 48399[22]. ninespine stickleback's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 134920[23]. ninespine stickleback's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 206423[24]. ninespine stickleback's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5739510[25]. ninespine stickleback's ITIS TSN is recorded as 166387[26].

Why It Matters

ninespine stickleback ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (136 views/month, #1,609 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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. [23] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [24] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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