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Esocidae

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Esocidae

Summary

Esocidae is a monotypic taxon[1]. Esocidae ranks in the top 3% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Esocidae's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Esocidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Esocidae is classified within Esociformes[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Esocidae is Esocidae[6].
  • Esocidae's Commons category is recorded as Esocidae[7].
  • Esocidae's topic's main category is recorded as Q10035010[8].
  • Esocidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Esocidae[9].
  • Esocidae's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].

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Classification

Esocidae's scientific name is Esocidae[6]. Esocidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Esocidae belongs to the parent taxon Esociformes[5].

Identifiers

Esocidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51369[11]. Esocidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8008[12]. Esocidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 5509[13]. Esocidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7662[14]. Esocidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 162137[15].

Why It Matters

Esocidae ranks in the top 3% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (244 views/month).[2] Esocidae has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] Esocidae is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Taxon rank → family
    Instance of → monotypic taxon
    Parent taxon → Esociformes
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553009305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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