Squalus

Summary

Squalus is a taxon^[1]. Squalus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #1,584 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Squalus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Squalus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Squalus belongs to the parent taxon Squalidae^[5].
• Squalus's scientific name is Squalus^[6].
• Squalus's Commons category is recorded as Squalus^[7].
• Squalus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Squalus^[8].

Body

Classification

Squalus's scientific name is Squalus^[6]. Squalus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Squalus belongs to the parent taxon Squalidae^[5].

Identifiers

Squalus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52311^[9]. Squalus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7796^[10]. Squalus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46560200^[11]. Squalus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2420869^[12]. Squalus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 160616^[13].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Squalus include USS Sailfish^[14], a submarine^[15], in United States^[16].

Why It Matters

Squalus ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (377 views/month, #1,584 of 195,241).^[2] Squalus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Squalus is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]

Entities named for Squalus include USS Sailfish^[14], a submarine^[15], in United States^[16].