Lamnidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Chordata: class
Elasmobranchii: order
Lamniformes: family
Lamnidae

Name

Synonyms: Carcharodontinae; Isuridae; Limnaea Agassiz, 1846
Homonyms: Lamnidae
Common names: Heringcápafélék in Hungarian; Heringshai in German; Heringshaie in German; Lamnowate in Polish; Mackerel Shark in English; Mackerel Sharks in English; Mackerel Sharks in English; Mako Sharks in English; Makreelhaai in Dutch; Makreelhaaien in Dutch; Makrelenhaie in German; Porbeagles in English; Sildehajfamilien in Danish; Sildehajfamilien in Danish; Squalo sgombro in Italian; Tiburones blancos y parientes in Spanish; White Sharks in English; akuly sel devye in Romanian; anequins in Portuguese; great white sharks in English; håbrandshajar in Swedish; håbrannfamilien in Nynorsk, Norwegian; jaquetones in Spanish; jaquetones in Spanish; lamie in French; lamnovití in Czech; lámnidos in Spanish; mackerel shark in English; mackerel sharks in English; mackerel sharks in English; mako-sharks in English; makreelhaaien in Dutch; man-eater sharks in English; man-eating sharks in English; marrajos in Spanish; morski volkovi in Slovenian; nezumizame-ka in Japanese; porbeagles in English; porbeagles in English; requin-bleu in French; requins taupe in French; requins-taupes in French; requins-taupes in French; sel devye akuly in Russian; sillihait in Finnish; taupe in French; white sharks in English; white sharks in English; Λαμνίδες in Greek, Modern (1453-); Ламновые акулы in Russian

Bibliographic References

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FishBase
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WoRMS (Mar 2013)
WoRMS Editorial Board (2016) WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species
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