Naamgeving
| name | Requin baleine |
| name | Tiburón ballena |
| name | RHIN Rhin 1 |
| name | Whale shark |
| Valid name | Rhiniodon typus |
| Synonym | Rhinodon typicus Müller and Henle, 1839 |
| Synonym | Rhineodon typus Smith, 1829 |
| Synonym | Micristodus punctatus Gill, 1865 |
| Synonym | Rhinodon pentalineatus Kishinouye, 1891 |
| Synonym | Rhincodon typus Smith, 1829 |
Indeling
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Chordata
[phylum]
Chordates
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Vertebrata
[subphylum]
Vertebrates
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Gnathostomata
[superclass]
Gnathostomes
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Chondrichthyes
[class]
Chondrichthians
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Elasmobranchii
[subclass]
Elasmobranchs
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Galeomorphii
[superorder]
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Orectolobiformes
[order]
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Rhiniodontidae
[family]
Whale sharks
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Rhiniodon
[genus]
- Rhiniodon typus [species] Whale shark
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Rhiniodon
[genus]
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Rhiniodontidae
[family]
Whale sharks
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Orectolobiformes
[order]
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Galeomorphii
[superorder]
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Elasmobranchii
[subclass]
Elasmobranchs
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Chondrichthyes
[class]
Chondrichthians
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Gnathostomata
[superclass]
Gnathostomes
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Vertebrata
[subphylum]
Vertebrates