basking shark
species of shark
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Summary
basking shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,290 views/month, #348 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Cetorhinus[5]
- Taxon name: Cetorhinus maximus[6]
- Commons category: Cetorhinus maximus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cetorhinus maximus[8]
- Commons gallery: Cetorhinus maximus[9]
- Described by source: Critter of the Week[10]
- Short name: C. maximus[11]
- Taxon common name: Basking shark[12], Peregrino[13], Pelerin[14], 象鯊[15], 姥鯊[16], 象沙[17], 象鮫[18], reuzenhaai[19], requin pèlerin[20], Riesenhai[21], brugde[22], momu[23], pexe bobu[24], pexe d'agua mala[25]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[26]
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Identifiers
basking shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 82128[27]. basking shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 57982[28]. basking shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 225080[29]. basking shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2420726[30]. basking shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 159907[31].
Why It Matters
basking shark has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]