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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