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Atlantic silverside

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Atlantic silverside

Summary

Atlantic silverside is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Atlantic silverside's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Atlantic silverside is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Atlantic silverside's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Atlantic silverside is classified within Menidia[6].
  • Atlantic silverside's scientific name is Menidia menidia[7].
  • Atlantic silverside's Commons category is recorded as Menidia menidia[8].
  • Atlantic silverside's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. menidia'}[9].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pejerrey del Atlántico'}[10].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Capucette'}[11].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Capucette de l'Atlantique"}[12].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Capucette Nord-americaine'}[13].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atlantic Silverside'}[14].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Green Smelt'}[15].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Northern Silverside'}[16].
  • Atlantic silverside is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tidewater Silverside'}[17].

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Classification

Atlantic silverside's scientific name is Menidia menidia[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Menidia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pejerrey del Atlántico'}[10], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Capucette'}[11], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Capucette de l'Atlantique"}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Capucette Nord-americaine'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Atlantic Silverside'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Green Smelt'}[15].

Identifiers

Atlantic silverside's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 146827[18]. Atlantic silverside's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 238744[19]. Atlantic silverside's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2412304[20]. Atlantic silverside's ITIS TSN is recorded as 165994[21].

Why It Matters

Atlantic silverside ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #1,598 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Menidia
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    Instance of → taxon
    Taxon rank → species
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