Rhincodon

Rhincodon typus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Orectolobiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Infraclassis: Euselachii Division/Cohort: Neoselachii Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha Superordo: Galeomorphii Ordo: Orectolobiformes

Familia: Rhincodontidae
Genus: Rhincodon
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.

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