shark

Summary

shark is a taxon^[1]. shark has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• shark's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• shark is classified at the rank of superorder^[4].
• shark is classified within Neoselachii^[5].
• shark's scientific name is Selachimorpha^[6].
• shark is a type of fish^[7].
• shark is a type of fish as food^[8].
• shark's Commons category is recorded as Selachimorpha^[9].
• shark's Unicode character is recorded as 🦈^[10].
• shark began on -425000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• shark's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sharks^[12].
• shark's Commons gallery is recorded as Shark^[13].
• shark's earliest date is recorded as -450000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[17].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[18].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[19].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[21].
• shark's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[22].
• shark's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[23].
• shark's taxon synonym is recorded as Selachii^[24].
• shark's topic has template is recorded as Template:Selachimorpha^[25].
• shark's this taxon is source of is recorded as shark liver oil^[26].
• shark's this taxon is source of is recorded as sharkskin^[27].

Body

Classification

shark's scientific name is Selachimorpha^[6]. shark is classified at the rank of superorder^[4]. shark is classified within Neoselachii^[5].

Identifiers

shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 551307^[28]. shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 119203^[29]. shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559672^[30]. shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159787^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for shark include Shark (UAV)^[32], an aircraft^[33]; HSwMS Hajen^[34], an attack submarine^[35]; skwal^[36]; loan shark^[37], an occupation^[38]; and Typhoon-class submarine^[39], a submarine class^[40].

Why It Matters

shark has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] shark is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for shark include Shark (UAV)^[32], an aircraft^[33]; HSwMS Hajen^[34], an attack submarine^[35]; skwal^[36]; loan shark^[37], an occupation^[38]; and Typhoon-class submarine^[39], a submarine class^[40].