Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828

Dataset

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Rank

SPECIES

Published in

Smith, Andrew. 1828. Descriptions of new, or imperfectly known objects of the animal kingdom, found in the south of Africa. South African Commercial Advertiser 3: 2.

Classification

kingdom

Animalia

phylum

Chordata

class

Elasmobranchii

order

Orectolobiformes

family

Rhincodontidae

genus

Rhincodon

species

Rhincodon typus

Name

Synonyms

Micristodus punctatus Gill, 1865

Rhicodon typus Smith, 1828

Rhineodon typus Smith, 1828

Rhiniodon typus (Smith, 1828)

Rhinodon pentalineatus Kishinouye, 1901

Rhinodon typicus Müller & Henle, 1839

Rhinodon typicus Smith, 1845

Homonyms

Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828

Common names

East Indian basking shark in English

Requin baleine in French

Requin baleine in French

Tiburón ballena in language.

Walhai in German

Walhai in German

Whale Shark in English

Whale shark in English

balina kopekbaligi in Turkish

balina köpekbalığı in Turkish

bangininis ryklys in Lithuanian

basking shark in English

chagrin in French

chlarm plawarn in language.

dominó in Spanish

dámero in Spanish

huoi, huoi kape, 'uoi in language.

huoi, huoi kape, papa'ani atea (Fatu Hiva), 'uoi in language.

hvalhai in Norwegian

isdang tuku in Tagalog

jimbeizame in Japanese

ma'o tohora in language.

ma'o tohora in Tahitian

mago tohora in language.

mhor in Scottish Gaelic

morski pes kitovec in Slovenian

pintado in Portuguese

rekin wielorybi in Polish

requin baleine in French

requin baleine in French

squalo balena in Italian

tiburón ballena in Spanish

tiburón ballena in Spanish

tiburón dama in Spanish

tofu sa in Chinese

tubarâo baleia in Portuguese

tuk in Tagalog

tuki tuki in Tagalog

tuku in Tagalog

whale shark in English

whale shark in English

yasurizame in Japanese

Φαλαινοκαρχαρίας in Greek, Modern (1453-)

Акула китова in Ukrainian

Китова акула in Ukrainian

китовая акула in Russian

ジンベエザメ in Japanese

Tintorero in language.

Walvishaai in Dutch

Whale Shark in English

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