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    Species Accepted

    Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765)

    Basking tresher

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      174 results
      Albafar Portuguese
      An liamhán gréine Irish
      Basking tresher English
      Beinhákarl Icelandic
      Brugda Faroese
      Büyükcamgöz baligi Turkish
      Cagna Italian
      Cagnaccia Corsican
      Canisca Italian
      Cape basking shark English

      Treatments

      6 results

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      27 results
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      Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France, 307 pp. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9269
      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). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=138597
      Gunnerus, Johan E. 1765. Brugden (Squalus maximus). Det Trondhiemske Selskabs Skrifter 3: 33-49, pl. 2.
      Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco., Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=81
      http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2012/details/species/id/9741333
      Nozères, C., Archambault, D., Chouinard, P., Gauthier, J., Miller, R., Parent, E., Schwab, P., Savard, L., & Dutil, J. (2010). Identification guide for marine fishes of the estuary and northern Gulf of St. Lawrence and sampling protocols used during trawl surveys between 2004 and 2008. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci, 2866: 243. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145051
      Gillespie, G. E. (1993). An updated list of the fishes of British Columbia, and those of interest in adjacent waters, with numeric code designations. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 1918: 116 p. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=155121
      Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL). https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=261686
      Dhora, DH. (2008). Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=151643

      Citation

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