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Short-snouted seahorse

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Short-snouted seahorse

Summary

Short-snouted seahorse is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Short-snouted seahorse's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[5].
  • Short-snouted seahorse belongs to the parent taxon Hippocampus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Short-snouted seahorse is Hippocampus hippocampus[7].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's Commons category is recorded as Hippocampus hippocampus[8].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hippocampus hippocampus[9].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's Commons gallery is recorded as Hippocampus hippocampus[10].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. hippocampus'}[11].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-snouted seahorse'}[12].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caballito de Mar'}[13].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caballo Marino'}[14].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cabalo de Mar'}[15].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cheval de Mer'}[16].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hippocampe'}[17].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hippocampe à Museau Court'}[18].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Horse'}[19].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short-snouted Seahorse'}[20].
  • Short-snouted seahorse is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Short Snouted Seahorse'}[21].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[22].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[23].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+865'}[24].
  • Short-snouted seahorse's egg incubation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+25'}[25].

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Classification

Short-snouted seahorse's scientific name is Hippocampus hippocampus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Hippocampus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caballito de Mar'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caballo Marino'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cabalo de Mar'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Cheval de Mer'}[16], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hippocampe'}[17].

Identifiers

Short-snouted seahorse's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 84969[26]. Short-snouted seahorse's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 109283[27]. Short-snouted seahorse's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5201134[28]. Short-snouted seahorse's ITIS TSN is recorded as 166497[29].

Why It Matters

Short-snouted seahorse ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

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. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management. wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status → Data Deficient
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