Rhincodon
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Orectolobiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Rhincodontidae
Genus:
Species: R. typus
Name
Rhincodon Smith, 1829
- Type species: Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828
Etymology: The generic name is a composition from rhin (meaning rasp), and odon (= tooth) ETYFish Project
Synonymy
- Micristodus Gill, 1865
- Rhiniodon Smith, 1828
Vernacular names
- Ελληνικά: Φαλαινοκαρχαρίας
- English: Whale shark
- español: Tiburón ballena
- 日本語: ジンベエザメ属
- Nederlands: Walvishaai
- português: Tubarão-baleia
- Kiswahili: Nyangumi
- தமிழ்: திமிங்கிலச்சுறா
- ไทย: ปลาฉลามวาฬ
- 中文: 鯨鯊
References
- ICZN; 1984: Opinion 1278, The generic name Rhincodon A. Smith 1829 (Pisces) conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 41 (4): 215–217. BHL
- Smith, A. 1829. Contributions to the natural history of South Africa. Zoological Journal 4(16) (art. 54): 433–444 [January–May, 1829]. BHL Reference page.
