Blind cave eel

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q2047521
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Summary

Blind cave eel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month, #1,540 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blind cave eel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Blind cave eel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Blind cave eel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Blind cave eel belongs to the parent taxon Ophisternon[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Blind cave eel is Ophisternon candidum[7].
  • Blind cave eel's Commons category is recorded as Ophisternon candidum[8].
  • Blind cave eel is commonly known as Blind Cave Eel[9].
  • Blind cave eel's different from is recorded as Blind swamp eel[10].
  • Blind cave eel's P14516 is recorded as vulnerable[11].

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Classification

Blind cave eel's scientific name is Ophisternon candidum[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Ophisternon[6]. It is commonly known as Blind Cave Eel[9].

Identifiers

Blind cave eel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 107676[12]. Blind cave eel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2267221[13]. Blind cave eel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46582183[14]. Blind cave eel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2352018[15]. Blind cave eel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 650125[16].

Why It Matters

Blind cave eel ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month, #1,540 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Ophisternon
    Instance of → taxon
    Different from → Blind swamp eel
    Instance of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14516: vulnerable, Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
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