ocean sunfish

Summary

ocean sunfish is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,866 views/month, #205 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• ocean sunfish's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• ocean sunfish is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• ocean sunfish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable^[5].
• ocean sunfish is classified within Mola^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, ocean sunfish is Mola mola^[7].
• ocean sunfish's Commons category is recorded as Mola mola^[8].
• ocean sunfish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mola mola^[9].
• ocean sunfish's Commons gallery is recorded as Mola mola^[10].
• ocean sunfish's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[11].
• ocean sunfish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. mola'}^[12].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sunfish'}^[13].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mola'}^[14].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Peixe Lua'}^[15].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Cabeza'}^[16].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Luna'}^[17].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Sol'}^[18].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Môle'}^[19].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Môle Commun'}^[20].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poisson-lune'}^[21].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poisson Lune'}^[22].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Headfish'}^[23].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mola Ocean Sunfish'}^[24].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moonfish'}^[25].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ocean Sunfish'}^[26].
• ocean sunfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sun-fish'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, ocean sunfish is Mola mola^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Mola^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sunfish'}^[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mola'}^[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Peixe Lua'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Cabeza'}^[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Luna'}^[17], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Sol'}^[18].

Identifiers

ocean sunfish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49601^[28]. ocean sunfish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94237^[29]. ocean sunfish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46570742^[30]. ocean sunfish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5213725^[31]. ocean sunfish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173414^[32].

Why It Matters

ocean sunfish ranks in the top 0.1% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,866 views/month, #205 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]