swordfish

fish species
Taxon taxon Q164327
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swordfish

Summary

swordfish is a taxon[1]. swordfish ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,225 views/month, #574 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • swordfish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • swordfish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • swordfish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • swordfish belongs to the parent taxon Xiphias[6].
  • swordfish's scientific name is Xiphias gladius[7].
  • swordfish's Commons category is recorded as Xiphias gladius[8].
  • swordfish began on -3000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • swordfish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xiphiidae[10].
  • swordfish's Commons gallery is recorded as Xiphias gladius[11].
  • swordfish's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • swordfish's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • swordfish's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • swordfish's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C71911[15].
  • swordfish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'X. gladius'}[16].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swordfish'}[17].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Albacora'}[18].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Emperador'}[19].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espada'}[20].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espadon'}[21].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espardarte'}[22].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pez Espada'}[23].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Espadon'}[24].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Espadron'}[25].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Poisson Porte-épée'}[26].
  • swordfish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Broadbill'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, swordfish is Xiphias gladius[7]. swordfish is classified at the rank of species[4]. swordfish is classified within Xiphias[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swordfish'}[17], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Albacora'}[18], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Emperador'}[19], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espada'}[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espadon'}[21], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Espardarte'}[22].

Identifiers

swordfish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 115167[28]. swordfish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8245[29]. swordfish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46581460[30]. swordfish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2397850[31]. swordfish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172482[32].

Why It Matters

swordfish ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,225 views/month, #574 of 195,241).[2] swordfish has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] swordfish is known by 105 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

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] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . ARKive. 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. [26] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Paucabot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Near Threatened
    Start time -3000000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Taxon range Brazil
    Parent taxon Xiphias
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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