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  Rhincodontidae. Who is Rhincodontidae? What is Rhincodontidae? Where is Rhincodontidae? Definition of Rhincodontidae. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The species was first identified in 1828 off the coast of South Africa.
The family Rhincodontidae was not finalized until 1984.
The whale shark is fished for off Taiwan and in the Philippines.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Rhincodontidae   (571 words)

  
 Description Whale Shark - Rhincodon typus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
However, in 1984 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature suppressed previous generic variations in favor of genus name Rhincodon, and the family name Rhincodontidae.
Systematically, Rhincodontidae is placed in the order Orectolobiformes, which also includes families such as Ginglymostomatidae (nurse sharks) and Orectolobidae (wobbegongs).
The interrelationships between these families are based on anatomical and morphological similarities.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/Gallery/Descript/Whaleshark/whaleshark.html   (2514 words)

  
 whale shark --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
(Rhincodon typus), gigantic but harmless shark (family Rhincodontidae) found worldwide but mainly in the tropics.
The largest of living fishes, it often grows to about 9 m (30 feet) long and reportedly may reach twice that.
The whale shark is the only member of the family Rhincodontidae, which is in the carpet shark order, Orectolobiformes.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9076728   (856 words)

  
 Rhincodon typus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Rhincodon typus: Class: ELASMOBRANCHII, Order: ORECTOLOBIFORMES, Family: RHINCODONTIDAE, Taxon: Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828, Comment on this entry.
Nome comum - Pintado, tubarão baleia Common name - Whale shark Classe - Chondrichthyes Ordem - Orectolobiformes Família - Rhincodontidae.
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828: Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 in Monterey Bay CA?
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 Rhincodontidae Information, Rhincodontidae Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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Write down as many related words as you can find.
For example, if you look up "sharks" in the encyclopedia, you'll discover the word "elasmobranch." Or you may find that the scientific name for the Whale Shark is Rhincodon typus and that it's part of the Rhincodontidae family.
Finding related terms will help in your search.
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 Glossary Searched Term   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Fishes of the Family Rhincodontidae, Order Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks).
See FishBase for more information on this Family.
Poissons de la famille des Rhincodontidae, ordre des Orectolobiformes (requins tapis ou requins nourrices).
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