Pacific herring

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q1510347
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Pacific herring

Summary

Pacific herring is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,564 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pacific herring's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pacific herring is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Peter Simon Pallas is named after Pacific herring[5].
  • Pacific herring's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[6].
  • Pacific herring belongs to the parent taxon Clupea[7].
  • Pacific herring's scientific name is Clupea pallasii[8].
  • Pacific herring's Commons category is recorded as Clupea pallasii[9].
  • Pacific herring's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Clupea pallasii[10].
  • Pacific herring's Commons gallery is recorded as Clupea pallasii[11].
  • Pacific herring's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. pallasii'}[12].
  • Pacific herring is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pacific herring'}[13].
  • Pacific herring is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pazifischer Hering'}[14].
  • Pacific herring is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニシン'}[15].
  • Pacific herring is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'stillehavssild'}[16].
  • Pacific herring's MCN code is recorded as 0302.41.00[17].

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Classification

Pacific herring's scientific name is Clupea pallasii[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Clupea[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Pazifischer Hering'}[14], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニシン'}[15], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'stillehavssild'}[16].

Discovery and Description

Peter Simon Pallas is named after Pacific herring[5].

Identifiers

Pacific herring's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 117571[18]. Pacific herring's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30724[19]. Pacific herring's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1156440[20]. Pacific herring's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4284072[21]. Pacific herring's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551209[22].

Why It Matters

Pacific herring ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #1,564 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Clupea pallasii
    Taxon rank species
    Named after Peter Simon Pallas
    Iucn conservation status Data Deficient
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