Many people know organisms only by the common names, or "vernacular" names. Unlike scientific names, common names are almost always different for speakers of different languages. They may also vary regionally within a language. This tab shows all the common names provided to EOL for this organism from a variety of providers, including EOL curators. Currently we can only set one preferred common name per language on a given EOL page, but all the names should be searchable.
Common names listed by language
marks the preferred name for each language.
English
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Basking Shark | Animal Diversity Web Descriptions, Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland Resource, FishBase, IUCN Red List, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Leo Shapiro, MarLIN resource, Monthly ARKive text import , NatureServe resource, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Basking Tresher | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Bone Shark | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Cape Basking Shark | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Capidolo | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Cow-fish | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Elephant Shark | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Foolish Shark | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Giant Basking Shark | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Gurry Shark | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Hoe Mother | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Hoe-mother | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Homer | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Long-nosed Shark | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Oilfish | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Old Woman Shark | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Pelerin | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Sail Fish | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Sailfish | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Shark | FishBase, STRI Neotropical Fishes, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Southern Basking Shark | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Sun Fish | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Sun-fish | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Sunfish | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Afrikaans
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Koesterhaai | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Albanian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Peshkagen shtegtar | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Peshkaqen shtegtar | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| peshkaqeni gjigant | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Arabic
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kalb | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Breton
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| pirc'hirin | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Catalan
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pelegrí | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Chinese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 姥鲨 | Taxonomic Hierarchy of COL-China 2012 | Trusted |
| 象鮫 | uBio | Unknown |
Croatian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Psina golema | FishBase, uBio | Trusted |
| Psina gorostasna | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Suncani pas | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Sunčani pas | uBio | Unknown |
Danish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brugde | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Dutch
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| reuzehaai | Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Reuzenhaai | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Faroese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brugda | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Finnish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jättiläishai | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
French
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| elephant de mer | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Flaneur | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| le squale a fanons | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| le très grand | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Pelerin | IUCN Red List, uBio | Trusted |
| Poisson à voiles | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| poisson à volies | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Pèlerin | FishBase, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| pëlerin | uBio | Unknown |
| Religieuse | Unknown, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Requin | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Requin pèlerin | uBio | Unknown |
| Requin pélerin | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| requin-pèlerin | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Squale géant | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Squale pèlerin | uBio | Unknown |
| Squale pélerin | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
| squale-pelèrin | uBio | Unknown |
| Éléphant de mer | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, Unknown, uBio | Trusted |
German
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mandelhai | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Reuzenhai | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
| Riesenhai | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Greek
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saparnasm Skylopsaro | uBio | Unknown |
| Sapounas | uBio | Unknown |
| Καρχαρίας | uBio | Unknown |
| Καρχαρίας προσκυνητής | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Παπάς | uBio | Unknown |
| Σαπουνάς | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Σκυλόψαρο | uBio | Unknown |
Hebrew
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Karish anak | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| כריש ענקי ים תיכוני | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| כריש-ענק ים-תיכוני | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Hungarian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Óriáscápa | Ágoston Deák | Trusted |
Icelandic
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| beinhaakal | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Beinhákarl | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| rymer | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Irish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| An liamhán gréine | uBio | Unknown |
| liabhán chor gréine | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| liabhán mór | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Italian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cagna | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Cagnia | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| can | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Canisca | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Caniscu | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Elefante | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
| Imbestino | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| imbestinu | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Mmistinu | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Pesce elefante | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Pesce pappagallo | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Pisci sceccu | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Squalo elefante | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Squalo gigante | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| squalo massimo | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Squalo pellegrino | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Squalo rostrato | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Japanese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bakazame | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Teguzame | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Ubazame | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| zozame | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Korean
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 돌묵상어 | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Lithuanian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| milžinryklis | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Maltese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gabdoll | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Gobdoll | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| pixi tunnu | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Pixxitonnu | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Mandarin Chinese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 姥鯊 | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| 姥鲨 | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| 象沙 | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| 象鮫 | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| 象鲛 | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Maori
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Reremai | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Norwegian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brugde | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| brygde | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| ry brigde | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Norwegian Bokmål
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brugde | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Norwegian Nynorsk
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brugde | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Polish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dlugoszpar | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
| Dlugoszpar a. rekin gigantyczny | uBio | Unknown |
| Rekin gigantyczny | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
| Rekin olbrzymi | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
| żarłacz olbrzymi | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Portuguese
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Albafar | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| carago | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Cação-peregrino-argentino | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Frade | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| peixe carago | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Peixe frade | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Peixe-carago | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Peixe-frade | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Peregrino | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Relengueiro | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| tubarâo frade | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| tubarâo-frade | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Tubarão frade | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Tubarão-frade | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Tubarão-peregrino | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
Russian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| akula gigantakaia | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| akuloobraznye | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| akuly nastoiaschie | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| bol’shezhabernye akuly | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| gigantskie akuly | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| lao sha k’o | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Акула гиг | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
| Акула гигантская | FishBase, uBio | Trusted |
| Гигантская акула | Unknown | Trusted |
Scottish Gaelic
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| cearban | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Serbian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pzina golema | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013 | Trusted |
Slovenian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| morski pes orjak | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Spanish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cetorhinus maximus | Unknown | Trusted |
| Colayo | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Elefante | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Marrajo ballenato | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Marrajo gigante | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Peje vaca | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| peje-vaca | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Peregrino | FishBase, IUCN Red List, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Pez elefante | FishBase, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| tiburón ballena | Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Tiburón canasta | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Tiburón peregrino | FishBase, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
Swedish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Brugd | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| brugden | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Turkish
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Buyuk camgoz | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Büyük camgöz | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), uBio | Trusted |
| Büyükcamgöz baligi | FishBase, Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: April 2013, uBio | Trusted |
| Büyükcamgöz balığı | uBio | Unknown |
| Dev kopekbaligi | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| dev köpekbalığı | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Guneslenen kopekbaligi | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| güneşlenen köpekbalığı | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Ukrainian
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Акула гігантська | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| Гігантська акула | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| китова акула | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
| ігантської акули | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
Welsh
| Name | Sources | Status |
|---|---|---|
| heulgi | World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) | Trusted |
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