European anchovy

forage fish
Taxon taxon Q188387
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Summary

European anchovy is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,102 views/month, #1,478 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Engraulis[5]
  • Taxon name: Engraulis encrasicolus[6]
  • Commons category: Engraulis encrasicolus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Engraulis encrasicolus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Engraulis encrasicolus[9]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[11]
  • This taxon is source of: salt-cured anchovy[12], Acciughe sotto sale[13]
  • Short name: E. encrasicolus[14]
  • Taxon common name: Anchoa[15], Anchoa de Africa Austral[16], Anchoa Europea[17], Bocareu[18], Boquerón[19], Carne Con Carne[20], Longorón[21], Pasta Fermentada de Anchoas[22], Amplovo[23], Anchois[24], Anchois Commun[25], Anchois de L'Afrique Australe[26], Anchois Européen[27], Anchois Italien[28]

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Identifiers

European anchovy's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51910[29]. European anchovy's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184585[30]. European anchovy's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46562559[31]. European anchovy's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2414031[32]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 161831[33] and 161832[34].

Why It Matters

European anchovy has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

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. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Landre89 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4179117-4
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  2. 6d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 161831, 161832
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'co', 'com
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