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Cetorhinus maximus

Cetorhinus maximus

Basking Shark(+21)·(Gunnerus, 1765)

GBIF:202603214

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Common names used for this species across different languages and regions.

engBasking SharkengengBasking TresherengengBone SharkengengElephant SharkengengHoe-mothereng+17 more

Vernacular (common) names are the everyday names used for a species in different languages and regions. A single species may have dozens of common names worldwide.

engBasking Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engBasking Tresher
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engBone Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engElephant Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engHoe-mother
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engShark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engSun-fish
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engSunfish
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engCape Basking Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engCapidolo
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engCow-fish
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engFoolish Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engGiant Basking Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engGurry Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engHomer
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engLong-nosed Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engOilfish
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engOld Woman Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engPelerin
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engSail Fish
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engSailfish
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist
engSouthern Basking Shark
eng
Source: Martha's Vineyard species checklist

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Source Information

Martha's Vineyard species checklist

checklist

This is an initial Martha's Vineyard species checklist derived from GBIF Ocurrences. The initial purpose of this checklist is to create a datasetKey to be used by software to explore species found on Martha's Vineyard.

Loomis J (2024). Martha's Vineyard species checklist. Version 1.5. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/3vk6gc accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC BYPublished 10/30/2024
GBIF Usage Key
202603214
Dataset Key
298a29ef-a66a-4330-93a1-ea59482e25d9
Origin
source
Backbone Key
2420726
Taxon ID
2420726
Last Crawled
3/3/2026
Last Interpreted
3/3/2026