Penaeus monodon

species of crustacean
Taxon taxon Q578204
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Penaeus monodon

Summary

Penaeus monodon is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month, #1,303 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Penaeus monodon's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Penaeus monodon is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Penaeus monodon belongs to the parent taxon Penaeus[5].
  • Penaeus monodon's scientific name is Penaeus monodon[6].
  • Penaeus monodon is a type of shrimp and prawn as food[7].
  • Penaeus monodon's Commons category is recorded as Penaeus monodon[8].
  • Penaeus monodon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Penaeus monodon[9].
  • Penaeus monodon's Commons gallery is recorded as Penaeus monodon[10].
  • Penaeus monodon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. monodon'}[11].
  • Penaeus monodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black tiger shrimp'}[12].
  • Penaeus monodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '斑節對蝦'}[13].
  • Penaeus monodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '草對蝦'}[14].
  • Penaeus monodon is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '얼룩새우'}[15].
  • Penaeus monodon's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[16].
  • Penaeus monodon's taxon author citation is recorded as Fabricius, 1798[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Penaeus monodon is Penaeus monodon[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Penaeus[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black tiger shrimp'}[12], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '斑節對蝦'}[13], {'lang': 'zh-tw', 'text': '草對蝦'}[14], and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '얼룩새우'}[15].

Identifiers

Penaeus monodon's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 209120[18]. Penaeus monodon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6687[19]. Penaeus monodon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46502062[20]. Penaeus monodon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2223418[21]. Penaeus monodon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 95638[22].

Why It Matters

Penaeus monodon ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (974 views/month, #1,303 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Penaeus
    Instance of taxon
    Subclass of
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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