Oreochromis niloticus

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q311170
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Oreochromis niloticus

Summary

Oreochromis niloticus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #1,364 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oreochromis niloticus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Oreochromis niloticus belongs to the parent taxon Oreochromis[6].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is endemic to Kenya[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Oreochromis niloticus is Oreochromis niloticus[8].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's Commons category is recorded as Oreochromis niloticus[9].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oreochromis niloticus[10].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's Commons gallery is recorded as Oreochromis niloticus[11].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. niloticus'}[12].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尼羅口孵非鯽'}[13].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尼羅口孵非鯽(尼羅非鯽'}[14].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '南洋鯽仔'}[15].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尼羅吳郭魚'}[16].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'אמנון היאור'}[17].
  • Oreochromis niloticus is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '尼羅非鯽'}[18].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's invasive to is recorded as Madagascar[19].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[20].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Oreochromis_niloticus[21].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[22].
  • Oreochromis niloticus's taxon range is recorded as Parauapebas[23].

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Classification

Oreochromis niloticus's scientific name is Oreochromis niloticus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Oreochromis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尼羅口孵非鯽'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尼羅口孵非鯽(尼羅非鯽'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '南洋鯽仔'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尼羅吳郭魚'}[16], {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'אמנון היאור'}[17], and {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '尼羅非鯽'}[18].

Distribution

Oreochromis niloticus is endemic to Kenya[7].

Identifiers

Oreochromis niloticus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 121324[24]. Oreochromis niloticus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8128[25]. Oreochromis niloticus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4285694[26]. Oreochromis niloticus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553310[27].

Why It Matters

Oreochromis niloticus ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (177 views/month, #1,364 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . Status, ecology and conservation of an endemic fish,Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis, in Lake Baringo, Kenya. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . colecoesbio.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: 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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