Whitespotted bamboo shark

bamboo shark
Taxon taxon Q28875
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Whitespotted bamboo shark

Summary

Whitespotted bamboo shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whitespotted bamboo shark's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark belongs to the parent taxon Chiloscyllium[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Whitespotted bamboo shark is Chiloscyllium plagiosum[7].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark's Commons category is recorded as Chiloscyllium plagiosum[8].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. plagiosum'}[9].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluespotted bamboo shark'}[10].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bamboa Estrellada'}[11].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bamboa Punteada'}[12].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Requin-chabot Á Taches Blanches'}[13].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Requin-chabot À Taches Bleues'}[14].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluespotted Bamboo Shark'}[15].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whitespotted Bamboo Shark'}[16].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '條紋狗鯊'}[17].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '條紋斑竹鯊'}[18].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '狗沙'}[19].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '沙條'}[20].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '斑竹狗鮫'}[21].
  • Whitespotted bamboo shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅狗鯊'}[22].

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Classification

Whitespotted bamboo shark's scientific name is Chiloscyllium plagiosum[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chiloscyllium[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bluespotted bamboo shark'}[10], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bamboa Estrellada'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Bamboa Punteada'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Requin-chabot Á Taches Blanches'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Requin-chabot À Taches Bleues'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whitespotted Bamboo Shark'}[16].

Identifiers

Whitespotted bamboo shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 97440[23]. Whitespotted bamboo shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36176[24]. Whitespotted bamboo shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559713[25]. Whitespotted bamboo shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2417590[26]. Whitespotted bamboo shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159942[27].

Why It Matters

Whitespotted bamboo shark ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] . 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] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Near Threatened
    Parent taxon Chiloscyllium
    Taxon rank species
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