Clupea harengus

species of herring in the family Clupeidae
Taxon taxon Q2396858
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Summary

Clupea harengus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,311 views/month, #1,394 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Clupea[5]
  • Taxon name: Clupea harengus[6]
  • Commons category: Clupea harengus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Clupea harengus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Clupea harengus[9]
  • Short name: C. harengus[10]
  • Taxon common name: Atlantic herring[11], Arenque[12], Arenque del Atlántico[13], Escabeche Frito[14], Gendarme[15], Hareng[16], Hareng Atlantique[17], Hareng de l'Atlantique[18], Hareng Saur[19], Bank Herring[20], Bismark Herring[21], Bloater[22], Cleanplate Herring[23], Cut spiced Herring[24]

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Identifiers

Clupea harengus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7950[25]. Clupea harengus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46562387[26]. Clupea harengus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8351946[27]. Clupea harengus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161722[28].

Why It Matters

Clupea harengus has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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. [25] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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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