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Paracanthurus hepatus

species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish
Taxon taxon Q278307
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Paracanthurus hepatus

Summary

Paracanthurus hepatus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month, #1,235 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Paracanthurus hepatus's image is recorded as Blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) 02.jpg[3].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's image is recorded as Paletten-Doktorfisch Münster.JPG[4].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon rank is recorded as species[6].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's parent taxon is recorded as Paracanthurus[8].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon name is recorded as Paracanthurus hepatus[9].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's Commons category is recorded as Paracanthurus hepatus[10].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 177972[11].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c3qc8[12].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75030[13].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172320[14].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2379534[15].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 219676[16].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paracanthurus hepatus[17].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's Commons gallery is recorded as Paracanthurus hepatus[18].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's FishBase species ID is recorded as 6017[19].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. hepatus'}[20].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chirurgien Bleu'}[21].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Surgeonfish'}[22].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Blue Tang'}[23].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dory'}[24].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Flagtail Surgeonfish'}[25].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hepatus Tang'}[26].
  • Paracanthurus hepatus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indo-Pacific Bluetang'}[27].

Why It Matters

Paracanthurus hepatus ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (581 views/month, #1,235 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . FishBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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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