Siluriformes

order of fishes
Taxon taxon Q59576
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Siluriformes

Summary

Siluriformes is a taxon[1]. Siluriformes ranks in the top 0.013% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,505 views/month, #26 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siluriformes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Siluriformes is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • whiskers is named after Siluriformes[5].
  • Siluriformes is classified within Ostariophysi[6].
  • Siluriformes is classified within Actinopterygii[7].
  • Siluriformes belongs to the parent taxon Actinopteri[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Siluriformes is Siluriformes[9].
  • Siluriformes's Commons category is recorded as Siluriformes[10].
  • The taxonomic type of Siluriformes is Siluridae[11].
  • Siluriformes began on -100000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Siluriformes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Siluriformes[13].
  • Siluriformes's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[14].
  • Siluriformes's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[15].
  • Siluriformes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Siluriformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Catfish'}[17].
  • Siluriformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'mallefisker'}[18].
  • Siluriformes's subject has role is recorded as fish[19].
  • Siluriformes's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Siluriformes is Siluriformes[9]. Siluriformes is classified at the rank of order[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Ostariophysi[6], Actinopterygii[7], and Actinopteri[8]. The taxonomic type of Siluriformes is Siluridae[11]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Catfish'}[17] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'mallefisker'}[18].

Discovery and Description

whiskers is named after Siluriformes[5]. Things named for Siluriformes include Tango-class submarine[21], a submarine class[22].

Identifiers

Siluriformes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49175[23]. Recorded NCBI taxonomy ID include 7995[24] and 71179[25]. Siluriformes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5083[26]. Siluriformes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 708[27]. Siluriformes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 163992[28].

Why It Matters

Siluriformes ranks in the top 0.013% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,505 views/month, #26 of 195,241).[2] Siluriformes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Siluriformes is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for Siluriformes include Tango-class submarine[21], a submarine class[22].

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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Pisces. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Catalog of Fishes. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [25] . wikidata.org.
  13. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Ostariophysi, Actinopterygii, Actinopteri
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of taxon
    Taxon rank order
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