Sardina pilchardus

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q208600
Sardina pilchardus
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Sardina pilchardus

Summary

Sardina pilchardus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month, #1,399 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sardina pilchardus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Sardina pilchardus is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Sardina pilchardus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Sardina pilchardus is classified within Sardina[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Sardina pilchardus is Sardina pilchardus[7].
  • Sardina pilchardus's Commons category is recorded as Sardina pilchardus[8].
  • Sardina pilchardus's main food source is recorded as zooplankton[9].
  • Sardina pilchardus's main food source is recorded as copepod[10].
  • Sardina pilchardus's main food source is recorded as plankton[11].
  • Sardina pilchardus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. pilchardus'}[12].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Majuga'}[13].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Parrocha'}[14].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sardina'}[15].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sardiña'}[16].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sardina Europea'}[17].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Xouba'}[18].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sardine'}[19].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sardine Commune'}[20].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Sardine D'Europe"}[21].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'European Pilchard'}[22].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fair Maid'}[23].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pilchard'}[24].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sardine'}[25].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Soused Pilchards'}[26].
  • Sardina pilchardus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'True Sardine'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Sardina pilchardus is Sardina pilchardus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Sardina[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Majuga'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Parrocha'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sardina'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sardiña'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sardina Europea'}[17], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Xouba'}[18].

Identifiers

Sardina pilchardus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 118600[28]. Sardina pilchardus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27697[29]. Sardina pilchardus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 213922[30]. Sardina pilchardus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2413224[31]. Sardina pilchardus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161813[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Sardina pilchardus include Sardines Movement[33], a political movement[34], in Italy[35], founded in 2019[36], headquartered in Zola Predosa[37].

Why It Matters

Sardina pilchardus ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,079 views/month, #1,399 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for it include Sardines Movement[33], a political movement[34], in Italy[35], founded in 2019[36], headquartered in Zola Predosa[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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