| General information |
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Rhincodon typus (Smith, 1828) |
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| Common name | Whale shark |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Saltwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Chondrichthyes; Elasmobranchii; Galeomorphii; Galeoidea; Orectolobiformes; Rhincodontidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
India; China; Japan; Indonesia; Bangladesh; Malaysia; Sri Lanka; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; Taiwan; South Korea; North Korea; Maldives; Vietnam; Saudi Arabia; Israel; Iraq; Iran; Egypt; Myanmar; Bahrain; Jordan; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; UAE; Yemen; Hong Kong; Cambodia; Macau; Brunei; Australia; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; South Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar; Angola; Somalia; Kenya; Morocco; Nigeria; Namibia; Cameroon; Mozambique; Ghana; Mauritania; Sudan; Ivory Coast; Eritrea; Liberia; Senegal; Guinea; Sierra Leone; USA; Mexico; American Soma; Brazil; Argentina; Colombia; Peru; Venezuela; Chile; Ecuador; Uruguay; Guyana; Suriname; French Guiana; Hawaii; Panama; Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Costa Rica; Nicaragua; Haiti; Dominican Republic; Guatemala; Honduras; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; New Caledonia; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Aruba; Bahamas; Barbados; Belize; Bermuda; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Curaçao Island; El Salvador; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; Virgin Islands (USA); Benin; Cape Verde; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo; Djibouti; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Mauritius; Reunion; Saint Helena; Sao Tome and Principe; Seychelles; Togo |
| Occurrence |
native: India; native: China; native: Japan; native: Indonesia; native: Bangladesh; native: Malaysia; native: Sri Lanka; native: Pakistan; native: Philippines; native: Singapore; native: Thailand; native: Taiwan; native: South Korea; native: North Korea; native: Maldives; native: Vietnam; native: Saudi Arabia; native: Israel; native: Iraq; native: Iran; native: Egypt; native: Myanmar; native: Bahrain; native: Jordan; native: Kuwait; native: Oman; native: Qatar; native: UAE; native: Yemen; native: Hong Kong; native: Cambodia; native: Macau; native: Brunei; native: Australia; stray: New Zealand; native: Papua New Guinea; native: South Africa; native: Tanzania; native: Madagascar; native: Angola; native: Somalia; native: Kenya; native: Morocco; native: Nigeria; native: Namibia; native: Cameroon; native: Mozambique; native: Ghana; native: Mauritania; native: Sudan; native: Ivory Coast; native: Eritrea; native: Liberia; native: Senegal; native: Guinea; native: Sierra Leone; native: USA; native: Mexico; native: American Soma; native: Brazil; native: Argentina; native: Colombia; native: Peru; native: Venezuela; native: Chile; native: Ecuador; native: Uruguay; native: Guyana; native: Suriname; native: French Guiana; native: Hawaii; native: Panama; native: Cuba; native: Jamaica; native: Puerto Rico; native: Costa Rica; native: Nicaragua; native: Haiti; native: Dominican Republic; native: Guatemala; native: Honduras; native: Fiji; native: French Polynesia; native: Guam; native: Kiribati; native: Marshall Islands; native: Micronesia; native: New Caledonia; native: Samoa; native: Solomon Islands; native: Tonga; native: Vanuatu; native: Anguilla; native: Antigua and Barbuda; native: Aruba; native: Bahamas; native: Barbados; native: Belize; native: Bermuda; native: British Virgin Islands; native: Cayman Islands; native: Curaçao Island; native: El Salvador; native: Grenada; native: Guadeloupe; native: Martinique; native: Montserrat; native: Saint Kitts and Nevis; native: Saint Lucia; native: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; native: Trinidad and Tobago; native: Turks and Caicos Islands; native: Virgin Islands (USA); native: Benin; native: Cape Verde; native: Comoros; native: Democratic Republic of the Congo; native: Republic of the Congo; native: Djibouti; native: Equatorial Guinea; native: Gabon; native: Gambia; native: Mauritius; native: Reunion; native: Saint Helena; native: Sao Tome and Principe; native: Seychelles; native: Togo |
| Remarks |
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| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan. |
| Source of chromosomes |
Cell culture. |
| Number of specimens with sex |
2 (juvenile) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
102 |
| Karyotype formula |
16m/sm+4st+82a |
| Fundamental arm number |
- |
| Chromosome length |
- |
| Sex chromosome |
- |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
- |
| Reference |
Uno Y, Nozu R, Kiyatake I et al. (2020). Cell culture-based karyotyping of orectolobiform sharks for chromosome-scale genome analysis. Communications Biololy, 3: 652. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01373-7. |
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