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| Accepted Name | Source |
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| Rhincodon typus |
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| Synonym | Source |
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| Rhiniodon typus synonym |
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| Common Name | Source |
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| Whale Shark preferred Australia Australia | |
| Whale Shark preferred Australia Australia |
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| Checkerboard Shark Australia Australia |
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| Whale Shark |
| Name | Source |
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| Rhincodon typus accepted |
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| Rhincodon typus accepted | |
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Scientific name reallocated to Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 by taxonomy builder |
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| Identifier | Source |
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| https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8de73d05-82cb-480c-a921-19461e178add Taxon current |
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| http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8de73d05-82cb-480c-a921-19461e178add Taxon unknown |
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| ALA_DR22891_69 Taxon current | |
| https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/53ddbeab-d46e-4ac9-ba6d-22a604350d4d Scientific Name current |
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| 37014001 CAAB Code current |
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| https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8de73d05-82cb-480c-a921-19461e178add Taxon Concept current |
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| urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8de73d05-82cb-480c-a921-19461e178add Taxon LSID unknown |
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Classification
- kingdom
- ANIMALIA
- phylum
- CHORDATA
- subphylum
- VERTEBRATA
- informal
- Gnathostomata
- informal
- Pisces
- class
- CHONDRICHTHYES
- subclass
- ELASMOBRANCHII
- order
- ORECTOLOBIFORMES
- family
- RHINCODONTIDAE
- genus
- Rhincodon
- species
- Rhincodon typus
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