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Xiphiidae

family of fishes
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q567749
Xiphiidae
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Xiphiidae

Summary

Xiphiidae is a monotypic taxon[1]. Xiphiidae ranks in the top 4% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xiphiidae's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Xiphiidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Xiphiidae is classified within Scombroidei[5].
  • Xiphiidae belongs to the parent taxon Xiphioidei[6].
  • Xiphiidae is classified within Istiophoriformes[7].
  • Xiphiidae belongs to the parent taxon Menoidei[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Xiphiidae is Xiphiidae[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Xiphiidae is Xiphiidae[9]. Xiphiidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Scombroidei[5], Xiphioidei[6], Istiophoriformes[7], and Menoidei[8].

Identifiers

Xiphiidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 86136[10]. Xiphiidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8243[11]. Xiphiidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5188[12]. Xiphiidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8604[13]. Xiphiidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172480[14].

Why It Matters

Xiphiidae ranks in the top 4% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (214 views/month).[2] Xiphiidae has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Xiphiidae is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Pisces. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Phylogenetic classification of bony fishes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Catalog of Fishes. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → —
    Interlingual index id → i49540
    Parent taxon → Scombroidei, Xiphioidei, Istiophoriformes +1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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