Chimaeridae

family of fishes
Taxon taxon Q1543050
Chimaeridae
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Chimaeridae

Summary

Chimaeridae is a taxon[1]. Chimaeridae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #1,582 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chimaeridae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chimaeridae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Chimaeridae belongs to the parent taxon Chimaeroidei[5].
  • Chimaeridae belongs to the parent taxon Chimaeriformes[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Chimaeridae is Chimaeridae[7].
  • Chimaeridae's Commons category is recorded as Chimaeridae[8].
  • Chimaeridae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chimaeridae[9].
  • Chimaeridae's code of nomenclature is recorded as International Code of Zoological Nomenclature[10].
  • Chimaeridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Χιμαιρίδες'}[11].
  • Chimaeridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shortnose chimaeras'}[12].
  • Chimaeridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Morski štakori'}[13].
  • Chimaeridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ギンザメ科'}[14].
  • Chimaeridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Denizkedisigiller'}[15].
  • Chimaeridae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'havmusfamilien'}[16].

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Classification

Chimaeridae's scientific name is Chimaeridae[7]. Chimaeridae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Chimaeroidei[5] and Chimaeriformes[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Χιμαιρίδες'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'shortnose chimaeras'}[12], {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Morski štakori'}[13], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ギンザメ科'}[14], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Denizkedisigiller'}[15], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'havmusfamilien'}[16].

Identifiers

Chimaeridae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 60452[17]. Chimaeridae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7869[18]. Chimaeridae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8904[19]. Chimaeridae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2181[20]. Chimaeridae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161013[21].

Why It Matters

Chimaeridae ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (160 views/month, #1,582 of 195,241).[2] Chimaeridae has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Chimaeridae is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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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] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . 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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