shortfin mako shark

species of shark
Taxon taxon Q192158
shortfin mako shark
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shortfin mako shark

Summary

shortfin mako shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,891 views/month, #606 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • shortfin mako shark's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • shortfin mako shark is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • shortfin mako shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • shortfin mako shark belongs to the parent taxon mako shark[6].
  • shortfin mako shark's scientific name is Isurus oxyrinchus[7].
  • shortfin mako shark's Commons category is recorded as Isurus oxyrinchus[8].
  • shortfin mako shark's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Isurus oxyrinchus[9].
  • shortfin mako shark's Commons gallery is recorded as Isurus oxyrinchus[10].
  • shortfin mako shark's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341[11].
  • shortfin mako shark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. oxyrinchus'}[12].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shortfin mako'}[13].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shortfin Mako'}[14].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尖吻鯖鯊'}[15].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬加鯊'}[16].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '煙仔沙'}[17].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰鯖鮫'}[18].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬加'}[19].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '煙仔鯊'}[20].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'makrellhai'}[21].
  • shortfin mako shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'marraxu azul'}[22].
  • shortfin mako shark's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[23].
  • shortfin mako shark's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[24].
  • shortfin mako shark's taxon range is recorded as New Guinea[25].
  • shortfin mako shark's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as not threatened[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, shortfin mako shark is Isurus oxyrinchus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within mako shark[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shortfin mako'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '尖吻鯖鯊'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬加鯊'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '煙仔沙'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '灰鯖鮫'}[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '馬加'}[19].

Identifiers

shortfin mako shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 69677[27]. shortfin mako shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57983[28]. shortfin mako shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559753[29]. shortfin mako shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5216248[30]. shortfin mako shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159924[31].

Why It Matters

shortfin mako shark ranks in the top 0.31% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,891 views/month, #606 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . gbif.org. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon range Brazil, New Guinea
    Taxon rank species
    Iucn conservation status Endangered status
    Topic's main category Category:Isurus oxyrinchus
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