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Merluccius

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Merluccius

Summary

Merluccius is a taxon[1]. Merluccius has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Merluccius's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Merluccius is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Merluccius is classified within Merlucciidae[5].
  • Merluccius's scientific name is Merluccius[6].
  • Merluccius's Commons category is recorded as Merluccius[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Merluccius is Merluccius smiridus[8].
  • Merluccius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Merluccius[9].
  • Merluccius's MCN code is recorded as 0302.54.00[10].

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Classification

Merluccius's scientific name is Merluccius[6]. Merluccius is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Merluccius belongs to the parent taxon Merlucciidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Merluccius is Merluccius smiridus[8].

Identifiers

Merluccius's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82353[11]. Merluccius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8062[12]. Merluccius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46564936[13]. Merluccius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2415629[14]. Merluccius's ITIS TSN is recorded as 164790[15].

Why It Matters

Merluccius has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Interlingual index id → i48949
    Parent taxon → Merlucciidae
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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