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Megamouth Shark

Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Megachasma pelagios
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Australia Species List, Philippines Species List, South Africa Species List, wikipedia ID, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, wikipedia DA, wikipedia SK, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, and United States Species List
Megachasma pelagios
Recognized by The Fish Database of Taiwan, Arkive, FAO Fishery Statistics, Furui 2020, and Animal Diversity Web
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records Sweden
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Megachasma pelagios
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikipedia (inferred records), Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, and Global Biotic Interactions
Megachasma pelagios
Recognized by iDigBio type specimen records and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
Megachasma pelagios (Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983)
Species recognized by FAO species catalogs
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, World Register of Marine Species, and TreatmentBank
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Recognized by Fishbase

Alternative Names

Megachasma plagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Megachasma plagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Megachasma plagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test
Megachasma plagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Megamouth shark
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, Animal Diversity Web, Fishbase, Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name), and FAO species catalogs
Megamouth Shark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
big mouth shark
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
megamouth shark
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

قِرش كبير الفم
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
قرش عظيم الفم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Акула-велікарот preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Акула-вялікарот
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Bulgarian

широкоуста акула preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

tauró bocaample preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

大口鯊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
大沙
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
巨口鮫
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
巨口鯊
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
巨口鲨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

žralok velkoústý preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Megamundhaj
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Kæmpemund preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Reuzenbekhaai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Grandbuŝa ŝarko preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Koobassuuhai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Finnish

Suurisuuhai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Requin grande guele
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase and FAO species catalogs
Requin grande gueule preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
requin grande gueule preferred
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

German

Riesenmaulhai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μεγαλόστομος καρχαρίας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

כריש גדול-פה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Óriásszájú cápa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Hiu bermulut besar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

メガマウスザメ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and World Register of Marine Species
メガマウス preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

넓은주둥이상어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Low Saxon

Resenmuulhai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Големоуста ајкула preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کوسه دهان‌گنده preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Tubarão-boca-grande preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Пелагическая большеротая акула preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Žralok veľkoústy preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Tiburón bocudo preferred
Recognized by Fishbase, Wikidata Common Names, and FAO species catalogs
Tiburón bocón
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
tiburón bocudo
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species
tiburón bocón
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Jättemunhaj preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Megamouth
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Thai

ปลาฉลามเมกาเมาท์ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Dev ağızlı köpekbalığı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Акула великорота preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

بڑا منہ شارک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Cá mập miệng to preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

قرش عظيم الفم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

وڈا منہ شارک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

巨口鲨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

巨口鲨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

巨口鯊 preferred
Recognized by The Fish Database of Taiwan and Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

巨口鯊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

巨口鯊 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)
Megachasma applegatei Shimada et al. 2014

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Euselachii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Megachasma Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Galeomorphii
Galeoidea
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megachasma pelagios (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Neoselachii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megachasma pelagios (this page)
Megachasma alisonae

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Lamniformes
Megachasmidae
Megachasma
Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker 1983 (this page)
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