Elasmobranchii 板鳃亚纲 (鲨鱼与 鱼) (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) 鬚鮫目 (Carpet sharks) > Rhincodontidae (Whale shark) 鯨鮫科(Whale shark) (Whale shark)
Etymology: Rhincodon:rhinc, presumably a typographical error for rhine (Gr.), rasp, but often mistranslated as rhynchos (Gr.), snout; odon, tooth, referring to small, slightly curved teeth, “placed in longitudinal rows, and altogether so disposed towards the anterior edges of jaws as to exhibit the resemblance of a rasp or file lying across each”. (See ETYFish); typus:Serving as type species of the genus. (See ETYFish).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
生态学
海洋; 海洋洄游的 (Ref. 51243); 深度上下限 0 - 1928 m (Ref. 106604), usually 0 - 100 m (Ref. 89972). 亞熱帶的; 18°C - 30°C (Ref. 35465); 45°N - 48°S, 180°W - 180°E
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