northern snakehead

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q1156826
northern snakehead
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northern snakehead

Summary

northern snakehead is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month, #1,440 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • northern snakehead's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • northern snakehead is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • northern snakehead's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • northern snakehead is classified within Channa[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, northern snakehead is Channa argus[7].
  • northern snakehead is a type of fish[8].
  • northern snakehead's Commons category is recorded as Channa argus[9].
  • northern snakehead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Channa argus[10].
  • northern snakehead's Commons gallery is recorded as Channa argus[11].
  • northern snakehead's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. argus'}[12].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hadohlavec skvrnitý'}[13].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern snakehead'}[14].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Tähniline madupea'}[15].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pesce testa di serpente'}[16].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カムルチー'}[17].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Wężogłów'}[18].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาช่อนจีนลายจุด'}[19].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาช่อนเหนือ'}[20].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาช่อนอากัส'}[21].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '乌鱼'}[22].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '才鱼'}[23].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '火头'}[24].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '烏鱧'}[25].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蛇皮鱼'}[26].
  • northern snakehead is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '财鱼'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, northern snakehead is Channa argus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Channa[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'hadohlavec skvrnitý'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern snakehead'}[14], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Tähniline madupea'}[15], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pesce testa di serpente'}[16], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カムルチー'}[17], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Wężogłów'}[18].

Identifiers

northern snakehead's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 128487[28]. northern snakehead's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 215402[29]. northern snakehead's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 204003[30]. northern snakehead's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4284921[31]. northern snakehead's ITIS TSN is recorded as 166680[32].

Why It Matters

northern snakehead ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,781 views/month, #1,440 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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. [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] . Q82486. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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