Rhincodon typus

Rhincodon typus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Orectolobiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Classis: Chondrichthyes Subclassis: Elasmobranchii Superordo: Selachimorpha Ordo: Orectolobiformes

Familia: Rhincodontidae
Genus: Rhincodon
Species: Rhincodon typus

Name

Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828: 2

Holotypus: MNHN 0000-9855 (stuffed, mounted).

Typuslokalität: Table Bay, South Africa [southeastern Atlantic].

Synonyme

• Rhinodon pentalineatus Kishinouye, 1901: 694, Figs. 1-2
• Micristodus punctatus Gill, 1865: 177
• Rhinodon typicus Müller & Henle, 1839: 77
• Rhinodon typicus Smith, 1845: no pagination, Pl. 26

Quellennachweise

• Smith, A. 1828: Descriptions of new, or imperfectly known objects of the animal kingdom, found in the south of Africa. South African Commercial Advertiser, 3(145): 2.
• de la Parra Venegas, R. , R. Hueter, J. González Cano, J. Tyminski, J. Gregorio Remolina, M. Maslanka, A. Ormos, L. Weigt, B. Carlson & A. Dove. 2011: An unprecedented aggregation of whale sharks Rhincodon typus, in Mexican coastal waters of the Caribbean Sea. PLoS ONE, 6(4): 1–12.
• IUCN: Rhincodon typus  (Vulnerable)

Trivialnamen

беларуская: Кітовая акула
català: Tauró balena
Ελληνικά: Φαλαινοκαρχαρίας
English: Whale shark
español: Tiburón ballena
français: Requin-baleine
magyar: Cetcápa, érdescápa, rablócápa, érdes cetcápa, bálnacápa
日本語: ジンベエザメ
Nederlands: Walvishaai
polski: Rekin wielorybi
português: Tubarão-baleia
русский: Китовая акула
Kiswahili: Nyangumi
ไทย: ปลาฉลามวาฬ
Tagalog: Butanding
Türkçe: Balina köpek balığı

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