three-spined stickleback

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q203572
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three-spined stickleback

Summary

three-spined stickleback is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (846 views/month, #1,513 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • three-spined stickleback received the Q786157[3].
  • three-spined stickleback's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • three-spined stickleback is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • three-spined stickleback's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • three-spined stickleback is classified within Gasterosteus[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, three-spined stickleback is Gasterosteus aculeatus[8].
  • three-spined stickleback's Commons category is recorded as Gasterosteus aculeatus[9].
  • three-spined stickleback's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gasterosteus aculeatus[10].
  • three-spined stickleback's Commons gallery is recorded as Gasterosteus aculeatus[11].
  • three-spined stickleback's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • three-spined stickleback's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. aculeatus'}[13].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinocho'}[14].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinós'}[15].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinosillo'}[16].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinoso'}[17].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Arselet'}[18].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cordonnier'}[19].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crève-valet'}[20].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Épinart'}[21].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Épinglet'}[22].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Épinoche'}[23].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Épinoche à trois épines'}[24].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Estancelin'}[25].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Estranglo cat'}[26].
  • three-spined stickleback is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Spinaubé'}[27].

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Classification

three-spined stickleback's scientific name is Gasterosteus aculeatus[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Gasterosteus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinocho'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinós'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinosillo'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espinoso'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Arselet'}[18], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cordonnier'}[19].

Identifiers

three-spined stickleback's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 69293[28]. three-spined stickleback's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 223856[29]. three-spined stickleback's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4286327[30]. three-spined stickleback's ITIS TSN is recorded as 166365[31].

Why It Matters

three-spined stickleback ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (846 views/month, #1,513 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did three-spined stickleback receive?

Honors received include Q786157[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . archiv.dafv.de. Retrieved . archiv.dafv.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . 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.

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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