Rhincodontidae
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- FAMILY
- Published in
- <i>Syst. Beschr. Plagiostomen</i>, Heft 2: 77
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Elasmobranchii
- order
- Orectolobiformes
- family
- Rhincodontidae
Name
- Synonyms
- Rhiniodontidae
- Rhyncodontidae
- Homonyms
- Rhincodontidae
- Common names
- Cetcápafélék in Hungarian
- Squalo balena in Italian
- Tiburón ballena in Spanish
- Walhaie in German
- Walvishaaien in Dutch
- Whale Sharks in English
- ching sha k'o in Japanese
- jimbeizame-ka in Japanese
- kitovye akuly in Russian
- requins baleine in French
- requins baleine in French
- requins-baleines in French
- requins-baleines in French
- tiburones ballena in Spanish
- tiburones ballena in Spanish
- valashait in Finnish
- veležralokovití in Czech
- whale shark in English
- whale shark in English
- whale sharks in English
- whale sharks in English
- Китоакулові in Ukrainian
- Китовые акулы in Russian
- ปลาฉลามวาฬ in Thai
- ジンベエザメ科 in Japanese
- 鯨鯊科 in Chinese
- ジンベエザメ科 in Japanese
- ching sha k'o in Japanese
- ching sha k'o in Japanese
- jimbeizame-ka in Japanese
- jimbeizame-ka in Japanese
- kitovye akuly in Russian
- kitovye akuly in Russian
- requins baleine in French
- requins baleine in French
- tiburones ballena in Spanish
- tiburones ballena in Spanish
- whale shark in English
- whale shark in English
- ジンベエザメ科 in Japanese
- ジンベエザメ科 in Japanese
Bibliographic References
- Benton (1993), as Rhyncodontidae
- CoL2006/FishBase
- Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.
- Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.
- Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
- Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
- Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269.
- Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
- Eschmeyer, William N., 1990: null. Genera of Recent Fishes. iii + 697.
- FishBase
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1278 The generic name Rhincodon A. Smith, 1829 (Pisces): conserved.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 41, 215-217 (1984)
- Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
- Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
- Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
- WoRMS (Mar 2013)
- van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374
- van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374