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king mackerel

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Taxon taxon Q311058
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king mackerel

Summary

king mackerel is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,391 views/month, #1,268 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • king mackerel's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • king mackerel is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • king mackerel's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • king mackerel belongs to the parent taxon Scomberomorus[6].
  • king mackerel's scientific name is Scomberomorus cavalla[7].
  • king mackerel's Commons category is recorded as Scomberomorus cavalla[8].
  • king mackerel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scomberomorus cavalla[9].
  • king mackerel's Commons gallery is recorded as Scomberomorus cavalla[10].
  • king mackerel's original combination is recorded as Cybium cavalla[11].
  • king mackerel's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. cavalla'}[12].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carite'}[13].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carite Lucio'}[14].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carite Sierra'}[15].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carito'}[16].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carito Lucio'}[17].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Peto'}[18].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Rey'}[19].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Serrucho'}[20].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Sierra'}[21].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Maquereau'}[22].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Thazard Barré'}[23].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kingfish'}[24].
  • king mackerel is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'King Mackerel'}[25].
  • king mackerel's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[26].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, king mackerel is Scomberomorus cavalla[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Scomberomorus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carite'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carite Lucio'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carite Sierra'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carito'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Carito Lucio'}[17], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Peto'}[18].

Identifiers

king mackerel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 154499[27]. king mackerel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13679[28]. king mackerel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46577314[29]. king mackerel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2374282[30]. king mackerel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172435[31].

Why It Matters

king mackerel ranks in the top 0.65% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,391 views/month, #1,268 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brazil

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . 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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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Taxon range → Brazil
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    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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