pelagic thresher

Summary

pelagic thresher is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #1,532 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• pelagic thresher's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• pelagic thresher is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• pelagic thresher's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• pelagic thresher is classified within Alopias^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, pelagic thresher is Alopias pelagicus^[7].
• pelagic thresher's Commons category is recorded as Alopias pelagicus^[8].
• pelagic thresher's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. pelagicus'}^[9].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pelagic thresher'}^[10].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '淺海長尾鯊'}^[11].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pelagic Thresher'}^[12].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thresher Shark'}^[13].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whiptail Shark'}^[14].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '淺海狐鯊'}^[15].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '長尾沙'}^[16].
• pelagic thresher is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '淺海狐鮫'}^[17].
• pelagic thresher's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+29'}^[18].
• pelagic thresher's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, pelagic thresher is Alopias pelagicus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Alopias^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pelagic thresher'}^[10], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '淺海長尾鯊'}^[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thresher Shark'}^[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whiptail Shark'}^[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '淺海狐鯊'}^[15], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '長尾沙'}^[16].

Identifiers

pelagic thresher's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68050^[20]. pelagic thresher's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57979^[21]. pelagic thresher's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559745^[22]. pelagic thresher's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2420809^[23]. pelagic thresher's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159922^[24].

Why It Matters

pelagic thresher ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (527 views/month, #1,532 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]