Pallid sturgeon

Summary

Pallid sturgeon is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pallid sturgeon's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Pallid sturgeon is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Pallid sturgeon's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[5].
• Pallid sturgeon belongs to the parent taxon Scaphirhynchus^[6].
• Pallid sturgeon is endemic to United States^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Pallid sturgeon is Scaphirhynchus albus^[8].
• Pallid sturgeon's Commons category is recorded as Scaphirhynchus albus^[9].
• Pallid sturgeon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. albus'}^[10].
• Pallid sturgeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pallid sturgeon'}^[11].
• Pallid sturgeon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pallid Sturgeon'}^[12].
• Pallid sturgeon's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[13].

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Classification

Pallid sturgeon's scientific name is Scaphirhynchus albus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Scaphirhynchus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[11].

Distribution

Pallid sturgeon is endemic to United States^[7].

Identifiers

Pallid sturgeon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 112106^[14]. Pallid sturgeon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36178^[15]. Pallid sturgeon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 205909^[16]. Pallid sturgeon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2402088^[17]. Pallid sturgeon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161081^[18].

Why It Matters

Pallid sturgeon ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (130 views/month, #1,574 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]