Family Cetorhinidae - Basking sharks
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Class |
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Elasmobranchii |
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No. in FishBase |
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Genera : 1 | Species : 1 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes |
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Environment |
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Fresh : No |
Brackish : No |
Marine : Yes |
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Division |
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Marine |
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Aquarium |
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none |
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First Fossil Record |
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upper
Cretaceous
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Ref.. Berg, L.S. 1958 | |
Remark |
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Marine, all oceans, highly migratory. Gill openings exceptionally large; gill rakers elongate, plankton feeders, teeth reduced. The tail is nearly symmetrical with keel on caudal peduncle. Fifth gill opening in front of pectoral fin. The family contains the world's second largest fish, reportedly reaching 1,520 cm TL (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous, embryos feeding on yolk sac and other ova produced by the mother (Ref. 50449). |
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Etymology |
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Latin, cetus = whale, marine monster + Greek, rhinos = nose ( Ref. 45335). |
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Reproductive guild |
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bearers |
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Typical activity level |
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normal |
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Coordinator |
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In the column CofF, the digit indicates the status of synchronization with CofF: 0: Not checked; 1: Same status; 2: Different status; 3: Other combination; 4: Synonym in CofF; 5: Species/Subspecies issue; 6: Synonym of another species in CofF; 7: Not in CofF; 8: Should not be in CofF. The CofF version currently used is the one published on 23-07-2014 (Ref. 97102).
The list ordered as follows:
Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.
Scientifc name | Status | Senior/Junior synonym | Combination | CofF |
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Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) | accepted | senior | new | |
Scoliophis atlanticus Anonymous, 1817 | ambiguous | questionable | original | |
Hannovera aurata van Beneden, 1871 | ambiguous | questionable | original | |
Squalus maximus Gunnerus, 1765 | synonym | senior | original | 2 |
Halsydrus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) | synonym | senior | new | |
Selache maxima (Gunnerus, 1765) | synonym | senior | new | |
Selache maximum (Gunnerus, 1765) | synonym | senior | new | |
Selache maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) | synonym | senior | new | |
Squalus gunnerianus Blainville, 1810 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Squalus homianus Blainville, 1810 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Squalus pelegrinus Blainville, 1810 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
! Squalus peregrinus Blainville, 1810 | synonym | junior | original | |
Tetroras angiova Rafinesque, 1810 | ambiguous | questionable | original | 2 |
! Tetraoras angiova Rafinesque, 1810 | ambiguous | questionable | original | |
Squalis gunneri Blainville, 1816 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Squalis shavianus Blainville, 1816 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Halsydrus pontoppidiani Fleming, 1817 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Squalus rostratus Macri, 1819 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Cetorhinus rostratus (Macri, 1819) | synonym | junior | new | |
Squalus isodus Macri, 1819 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Selache elephas (Le Sueur, 1822) | synonym | junior | new | |
Squalus elephas Lesueur, 1822 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Squalus rashleighanus Couch, 1838 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Squalus rhinoceros DeKay, 1842 | ambiguous | other | original | 2 |
Squalus cetaceus Gronow, 1854 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Polyprosopus macer Couch, 1862 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Cetorhinus blainvillei de Brito Capello, 1869 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Selachus pennantii Cornish, 1885 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Tetroras maccoyi Barrett, 1933 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Cetorhinus maccoyi (Barrett, 1933) | synonym | junior | new | |
Halsydrus maccoyi (Barrett, 1933) | synonym | junior | new | |
Cetorhinus maximus f. infanuncula Deinse & Adriani, 1953 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Cetorhinus maximus infanuncula Deinse & Adriani, 1953 | synonym | junior | change in rank | 9 |
Cetorhinus normani Siccardi, 1961 | synonym | junior | original | 2 |
Cetorhinus maximus normani (Siccardi, 1961) | synonym | junior | new |