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Pacific hagfish

species of chordates
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Pacific hagfish

Summary

Pacific hagfish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pacific hagfish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pacific hagfish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pacific hagfish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • Pacific hagfish is classified within Eptatretus[6].
  • Pacific hagfish's scientific name is Eptatretus stoutii[7].
  • Pacific hagfish's Commons category is recorded as Eptatretus stoutii[8].
  • Pacific hagfish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eptatretus stoutii[9].
  • Pacific hagfish's Commons gallery is recorded as Eptatretus stoutii[10].
  • Pacific hagfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bruja Pintada'}[11].
  • Pacific hagfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mixinido del Pacifico'}[12].
  • Pacific hagfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Hagfish'}[13].
  • Pacific hagfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Hagfish'}[14].

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Classification

Pacific hagfish's scientific name is Eptatretus stoutii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Eptatretus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bruja Pintada'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mixinido del Pacifico'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'California Hagfish'}[13], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific Hagfish'}[14].

Identifiers

Pacific hagfish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 100268[15]. Pacific hagfish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7765[16]. Pacific hagfish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498646[17]. Pacific hagfish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 622244[18].

Why It Matters

Pacific hagfish ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [16] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Eptatretus
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Data Deficient
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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