European perch

species of perch found in Europe
Taxon taxon Q166812
European perch
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European perch

Summary

European perch is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month, #1,372 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • European perch received the Q301850[3].
  • European perch received the Q786157[4].
  • European perch's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • European perch is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • European perch's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[7].
  • European perch is classified within Perca[8].
  • European perch's scientific name is Perca fluviatilis[9].
  • European perch's Commons category is recorded as Perca fluviatilis[10].
  • European perch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Perca fluviatilis[11].
  • European perch's Commons gallery is recorded as Perca fluviatilis[12].
  • European perch's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[13].
  • European perch's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
  • European perch's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. fluviatilis'}[15].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Perch'}[16].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ahven'}[17].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'baars'}[18].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'perche'}[19].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'perch'}[20].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Barsch'}[21].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'perca de río'}[22].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'abbor'}[23].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'perca euroasiática'}[24].
  • European perch is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'English perch'}[25].
  • European perch's invasive to is recorded as Australia[26].
  • European perch's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[27].

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Classification

European perch's scientific name is Perca fluviatilis[9]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It is classified within Perca[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Perch'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ahven'}[17], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'baars'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'perche'}[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Barsch'}[21], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'perca de río'}[22].

Identifiers

European perch's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 109062[28]. European perch's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8168[29]. European perch's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8140485[30]. European perch's ITIS TSN is recorded as 168470[31].

Why It Matters

European perch ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (297 views/month, #1,372 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did European perch receive?

Honors received include Q301850[3] and Q786157[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . sfv-fsp.ch. Retrieved . sfv-fsp.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . vertebradosibericos.org. vertebradosibericos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . SInAS database of alien species occurrences. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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