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Rhincodon typus
(Smith, 1828)
- whale shark
(fish)
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Entity:
Rhincodon (Genus)
..Rhincodon typus (Species) - whale shark
Authorship
Original name
:
Smith, 1828. S. African Comm. Advertiser, 3(145): 2.
Original generic combination
:
Subsequent spelling
:
Smith, 1829: 443.
Types
Type of
:
Rhincodon
(Genus)
Smith, 1829
Variants
Different spelling
:
Rhiniodon typus
Smith, 1828
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Micristodus punctatus
Gill, 1865
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Rhicodon typus
Smith, 1828
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Rhineodon typus
Smith, 1828
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Rhinodon pentalineatus
Kishinouye, 1901
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Synonymous name
:
Rhinodon typicus
Müller & Henle, 1839
Ref:
Species 2000, 2003
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
walvishaai
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
whale shark
Ref:
L.J.V. Compagno et al., 1989
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