Anguilliformes

order of fishes
Taxon taxon Q128685
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Anguilliformes

Summary

Anguilliformes is a taxon[1]. Anguilliformes ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,644 views/month, #937 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Anguilliformes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Anguilliformes is classified at the rank of order[4].
  • Anguilliformes is classified within Elopomorpha[5].
  • Anguilliformes belongs to the parent taxon Actinopterygii[6].
  • Anguilliformes is classified within Actinopteri[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Anguilliformes is Anguilliformes[8].
  • Anguilliformes's Commons category is recorded as Anguilliformes[9].
  • Anguilliformes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anguilliformes[10].
  • Anguilliformes's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • Anguilliformes's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Anguilliformes's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Anguilliformes's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • Anguilliformes's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[15].
  • Anguilliformes's this taxon is source of is recorded as eel as food[16].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eels and morays'}[17].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Angerjalised'}[18].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Anguilliformi'}[19].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウナギ目'}[20].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Palingachtigen'}[21].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Węgorzokształtne'}[22].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Ålartade fiskar'}[23].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'ปลาไหล'}[24].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鳗鲡目'}[25].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'ålefisker'}[26].
  • Anguilliformes is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Aalartige'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Anguilliformes is Anguilliformes[8]. Anguilliformes is classified at the rank of order[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Elopomorpha[5], Actinopterygii[6], and Actinopteri[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Eels and morays'}[17], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Angerjalised'}[18], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Anguilliformi'}[19], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ウナギ目'}[20], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Palingachtigen'}[21], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Węgorzokształtne'}[22].

Identifiers

Anguilliformes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47314[28]. Anguilliformes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7933[29]. Anguilliformes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 8280[30]. Anguilliformes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 495[31]. Anguilliformes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 161123[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Anguilliformes include Muraenosaurus[33], a fossil taxon[34]; Almere[35], a lake[36], in Netherlands[37]; and Delta I-class submarine[38], a submarine class[39].

Why It Matters

Anguilliformes ranks in the top 0.48% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,644 views/month, #937 of 195,241).[2] Anguilliformes has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Anguilliformes is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Anguilliformes include Muraenosaurus[33], a fossil taxon[34]; Almere[35], a lake[36], in Netherlands[37]; and Delta I-class submarine[38], a submarine class[39].

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Pisces. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Catalog of Fishes. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . medieval-plants.org. medieval-plants.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . 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. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Parent taxon Elopomorpha, Actinopterygii, Actinopteri
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