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Names and sources

Accepted Name Source
Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828
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Published in:Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Morris, G.B. 1997, "Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB): an upgraded and expanded species coding system for Australian fisheries databases", 15 pp. + appendices
Synonym Source
Rhiniodon typus Smith, 1828 synonym
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Published in:Smith, A. 1828, "Descriptions of new, or imperfectly known objects of the animal kingdom found in the south of Africa", South African Commercial Advertiser, vol. 3, no. 145, 2 p2
Common Name Source
Whale Shark preferred Australia Australia
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Checkerboard Shark Australia Australia
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Whale Shark Australia Australia
Name Source
Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 accepted
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Identifier Source
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e488b3aa-2258-4919-9182-56f13f4d397f Scientific Name current
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urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6904e129-8196-4a7e-99d6-2db05adb58dc Taxon LSID unknown
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https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6904e129-8196-4a7e-99d6-2db05adb58dc Taxon Concept current
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http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6904e129-8196-4a7e-99d6-2db05adb58dc Taxon unknown
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37014001 CAAB Code current
  • CAAB
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/6904e129-8196-4a7e-99d6-2db05adb58dc Taxon current
  • AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/8de73d05-82cb-480c-a921-19461e178add Taxon unknown
  • Identifiers from 2023 Taxonomy

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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