basking shark

Summary

basking shark is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,847 views/month, #348 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• basking shark's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• basking shark is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• basking shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• basking shark is classified within Cetorhinus^[6].
• basking shark's scientific name is Cetorhinus maximus^[7].
• basking shark's Commons category is recorded as Cetorhinus maximus^[8].
• basking shark's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cetorhinus maximus^[9].
• basking shark's Commons gallery is recorded as Cetorhinus maximus^[10].
• basking shark's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week^[11].
• basking shark's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. maximus'}^[12].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Basking shark'}^[13].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Peregrino'}^[14].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pelerin'}^[15].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Basking Shark'}^[16].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '象鯊'}^[17].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '姥鯊'}^[18].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '象沙'}^[19].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '象鮫'}^[20].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'reuzenhaai'}^[21].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'requin pèlerin'}^[22].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'basking shark'}^[23].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Riesenhai'}^[24].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'brugde'}^[25].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'momu'}^[26].
• basking shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'pexe bobu'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, basking shark is Cetorhinus maximus^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Cetorhinus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Basking shark'}^[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Peregrino'}^[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pelerin'}^[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '象鯊'}^[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '姥鯊'}^[18], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '象沙'}^[19].

Identifiers

basking shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82128^[28]. basking shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57982^[29]. basking shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 225080^[30]. basking shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2420726^[31]. basking shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159907^[32].

Why It Matters

basking shark ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,847 views/month, #348 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]