fish

vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
Taxon paraphyletic_group Q152
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fish

Summary

fish is a paraphyletic group[1]. fish draws 12,343 Wikipedia views per month (paraphyletic_group category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • fish's instance of is recorded as paraphyletic group[3].
  • fish's instance of is recorded as grade[4].
  • fish's instance of is recorded as organisms known by a particular common name[5].
  • fish is classified at the rank of class[6].
  • fish is classified within Gnathostomata[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, fish is Pisces[8].
  • fish is a type of aquatic animal[9].
  • fish is a type of marine life[10].
  • fish is used for fish as food[11].
  • fish is used for aquarium trade[12].
  • fish is used for bycatch[13].
  • fish is used for food[14].
  • fish is used for recreational fishing[15].
  • fish is used for ornament[16].
  • fish is used for research[17].
  • fish's Commons category is recorded as Fish[18].
  • fish's Unicode character is recorded as 🐟[19].
  • fish comprises lateral line system[20].
  • fish comprises inner ear[21].
  • fish comprises gill[22].
  • fish comprises fin[23].
  • fish comprises scale[24].
  • fish comprises skull[25].
  • fish comprises two-chambered heart[26].
  • fish began on -530000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Classification

fish's scientific name is Pisces[8]. fish is classified at the rank of class[6]. fish belongs to the parent taxon Gnathostomata[7].

Discovery and Description

Things named for fish include pescetarianism[28], a diet[29]; Pisces[30], a constellation[31]; Ichthyosaurus[32], a fossil taxon[33]; Sakanaction[34], a musical group[35], founded in 2005[36]; fish[37], an Unix shell[38], founded in 2005[39]; Piscis Austrinus[40], a constellation[41]; Rybinsk[42], an administrative divisions of Russia[43], in Russia[44], founded in 1071[45]; and Kagoshima City Aquarium[46], a public aquarium[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1997[49].

Why It Matters

fish draws 12,343 Wikipedia views per month (paraphyletic_group category, ranking #1 of 5).[2] fish has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] fish is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

Entities named for fish include pescetarianism[28], a diet[29]; Pisces[30], a constellation[31]; Ichthyosaurus[32], a fossil taxon[33]; Sakanaction[34], a musical group[35], founded in 2005[36]; fish[37], an Unix shell[38], founded in 2005[39]; and Piscis Austrinus[40], a constellation[41].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Systema Naturae. 10th edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved . nationalgeographic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Systema Naturae. 10th edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved . nationalgeographic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . myodfw.com. Retrieved . myodfw.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved . nationalgeographic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [46] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [49] . 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. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0002889-ryby
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0002889-ryby, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 6w ago · Trade · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['fish', 'fishes']
    Topic has template Template:Diversity of fish
    Carbon footprint {'unit': 'Q57084968', 'amount': '+1.1'}
    Taxon known by this common name Sarcopterygii, Acanthodii, Placoderms +3
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: fishes, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925581|fishes (#289925581)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
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