Acanthurus blochii

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q2656290
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Summary

Acanthurus blochii is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,619 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Acanthurus[5]
  • Taxon name: Acanthurus blochii[6]
  • Commons category: Acanthurus blochii[7]
  • Short name: A. blochii[8]
  • Taxon common name: Blue-banded Pualu[9], Dark Surgeon[10], Ringtail Surgeonfish[11], Tailring Surgeonfish[12], Whitetail Lancet[13], 布氏刺尾鯛[14], 布氏刺尾魚[15], 環尾倒吊[16], 粗皮仔[17]

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Identifiers

Acanthurus blochii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 132411[18]. Acanthurus blochii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 238050[19]. Acanthurus blochii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5209203[20]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 172275[21] and 623262[22].

Why It Matters

Acanthurus blochii has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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