wels catfish

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q159323
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wels catfish

Summary

wels catfish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,230 views/month, #768 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • wels catfish received the Q786143[3].
  • wels catfish's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • wels catfish is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • wels catfish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • wels catfish belongs to the parent taxon Silurus[7].
  • wels catfish's scientific name is Silurus glanis[8].
  • wels catfish is a type of omnivore[9].
  • wels catfish's Commons category is recorded as Silurus glanis[10].
  • wels catfish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Silurus glanis[11].
  • wels catfish's Commons gallery is recorded as Silurus glanis[12].
  • wels catfish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. glanis'}[13].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wels Catfish'}[14].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Wels'}[15].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Йәйен'}[16].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Сом звычайны'}[17].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Сом'}[18].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قرموط ويلس'}[19].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Сом'}[20].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'bs', 'text': 'Som'}[21].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'Silur'}[22].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sumec velký'}[23].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'cv', 'text': 'Çуйăн'}[24].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Europæisk malle'}[25].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Europäischer Wels'}[26].
  • wels catfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schaden'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, wels catfish is Silurus glanis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It is classified within Silurus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Wels Catfish'}[14], {'lang': 'gsw', 'text': 'Wels'}[15], {'lang': 'ba', 'text': 'Йәйен'}[16], {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'Сом звычайны'}[17], {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'Сом'}[18], and {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'قرموط ويلس'}[19].

Identifiers

wels catfish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94993[28]. wels catfish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46581838[29]. wels catfish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2337607[30]. wels catfish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 164068[31].

Why It Matters

wels catfish ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,230 views/month, #768 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did wels catfish receive?

Honors received include Q786143[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] . fisch-des-jahres.info. Retrieved . fisch-des-jahres.info. 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. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . 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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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of taxon
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Topic's main category Category:Silurus glanis
    Regional conservation status Near Threatened
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19224, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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