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Whale shark

LC control no.sh 85146344
LC classificationQL638.95.R4 Zoology
Topical headingWhale shark
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Variant(s)Rhincodon typus
Rhiniodon typus
See alsoRhincodon
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Found inNelson, J.S. Fishes of the world, 1994: p. 47 (Rhincodon (= Rhiniodon) typus, one species in family Rhincodontidae, whale shark)
ITIS search, June 25, 2003 (Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828, synonym: Rhiniodon typus, common name: whale shark)