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Polypterus bichir

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q1992098
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Summary

Polypterus bichir is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Polypterus[5]
  • Taxon name: Polypterus bichir[6]
  • Commons category: Polypterus bichir[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Polypterus bichir[8]
  • Commons gallery: Polypterus bichir[9]
  • Short name: P. bichir[10]

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Identifiers

Polypterus bichir's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 121328[11]. Polypterus bichir's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 31136[12]. Polypterus bichir's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 979296[13]. Polypterus bichir's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2346588[14]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 623998[15] and 573244[16].

Why It Matters

Polypterus bichir has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Itis tsn → 623998, 573244
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Itis tsn: 573244, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290800|batch #290800]]"
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