Common names of Cetorhinus maximus
n = 130
See Market names
Common Name Used in Language
(Dialect)
Type Official Trade Name
Albafar Cape Verde Portuguese Vernacular No
An liamhán gréine Ireland Gaelic, Irish Vernacular No
Basking shark Australia English Vernacular No
Basking shark Canada English Vernacular No
Basking shark Cuba English Vernacular No
Basking shark France English Vernacular No
Basking shark Ireland English Vernacular No
Basking shark Malta English Vernacular No
Basking shark New Zealand English Vernacular No
Basking shark Kermadec Is. English Vernacular No
Basking shark Azores Is. English Vernacular No
Basking shark Sierra Leone English Vernacular No
Basking shark South Africa English Vernacular No
Basking shark UK English FAO No
Basking shark USA English AFS No
Basking shark USA English Vernacular No
Basking shark Alaska English Vernacular No
Basking tresher Uruguay English Vernacular No
Beinhákarl Iceland Icelandic Vernacular No
Bone shark Cuba English Vernacular No
Bone shark UK English Vernacular No
Brugd Sweden Swedish Vernacular No
Brugda Faeroe Is. Faroese Vernacular No
Brugde Denmark Danish Vernacular No
Brugde Norway Norwegian Vernacular No
Büyük camgöz Turkey Turkish Vernacular No
Büyükcamgöz balığı Turkey Turkish Vernacular No
Cação-peregrino-argentino Brazil Portuguese (Latin) Vernacular No
Cagna Italy Italian Vernacular No
Cagnaccia France Corsican Vernacular No
Can Italy Italian Vernacular No
Canisca Italy Italian Vernacular No
Colayo Spain Spanish Vernacular No
Dlugoszpar a. rekin gigantyczny Poland Polish Vernacular No
Długoszpar Poland Polish Vernacular No
Elefante Italy Italian Vernacular No
Éléphant de mer France French Vernacular No
Elephant shark Cuba English Vernacular No
Elephant shark UK English Vernacular No
Frade Cape Verde Portuguese Vernacular No
Frade Portugal Portuguese Vernacular No
Frade Madeira Is. Portuguese Vernacular No
Gabdoll Malta Maltese Vernacular No
Gigantskaya akula Russia Russian Vernacular No
Gobdoll Malta Maltese (Maltesian) Vernacular No
Heulgi UK Engld Wal Welsh Vernacular No
Hiidhai Estonia Estonian Vernacular No
Hoe-mother UK English Vernacular No
Imbestino Italy Italian Vernacular No
Jättiläishai Finland Finnish Vernacular No
K'wet'thenéchte Canada Salish (Saanich) Vernacular No
Kalb Morocco Arabic Vernacular No
Karish anak Israel Hebrew Vernacular No
Koesterhaai South Africa Afrikaans Vernacular No
Mandelhai Germany German Vernacular No
Marrajo ballenato Spain Spanish Vernacular No
Marrajo gigante Spain Spanish Vernacular No
Mmistinu Italy Italian Vernacular No
Morski pes orjak Slovenia Slovene Vernacular No
Peixe frade Azores Is. Portuguese Vernacular No
Peixe-carago Cape Verde Portuguese Vernacular No
Peixe-frade Madeira Is. Portuguese Vernacular No
Peje vaca Spain Spanish Vernacular No
Pelegrí Spain Catalan Vernacular No
Pèlerin Canada French AFS No
Pèlerin Canada French Vernacular No
Pèlerin Cuba French Vernacular No
Pèlerin France French FAO No
Pèlerin France French Vernacular No
Peregrino Brazil Portuguese (Latin) Vernacular No
Peregrino Mexico Spanish Vernacular No
Peregrino Spain Spanish FAO No
Peregrino Uruguay Spanish Vernacular No
Pesce elefante Italy Italian Vernacular No
Pesce pappagallo Italy Italian Vernacular No
Peshkagen shtegtar Albania Albanian Vernacular No
Peshkaqen shtegtar Albania Albanian Vernacular No
Peshkaqeni gjigant Albania Albanian Vernacular No
Pez elefante Cuba Spanish Vernacular No
Pisci sceccu Italy Italian Vernacular No
Pixxitonnu Malta Maltese Vernacular No
Poisson à voiles France French Vernacular No
Psina golema Croatia Croatian Vernacular No
Psina gorostasna Croatia Croatian Vernacular No
Pzina golema Montenegro Serbian Vernacular No
Pzina golema Serbia Serbian Vernacular No
Rekin gigantyczny Poland Polish Vernacular No
Rekin olbrzymi Poland Polish Vernacular No
Relengueiro Cape Verde Portuguese Vernacular No
Requin France French Vernacular No
Requin pèlerin France French Vernacular No
Reremai New Zealand Maori Vernacular No
Reuzenhaai Netherlands Dutch Vernacular No
Reuzenhai Germany German Vernacular No
Riesenhai Germany German Vernacular Yes
Saparnasm Skylopsaro Greece Greek Vernacular No
Sapounas Greece Greek Vernacular No
Shark USA English Vernacular No
Skylòpsaro Greece Greek Vernacular No
Squale géant France French Vernacular No
Squale pèlerin France French Vernacular No
Squalo elefante Italy Italian Vernacular No
Squalo elefante Malta Italian Vernacular No
Squalo gigante Italy Italian Vernacular No
Squalo pellegrino Italy Italian Vernacular No
Squalo rostrato Italy Italian Vernacular No
Sun-fish Ireland English Vernacular No
Sunčani pas Croatia Croatian Vernacular No
Sunfish Australia English Vernacular No
Tiburón canasta Ecuador Spanish Vernacular No
Tiburón canasta Peru Spanish Vernacular No
Tiburón canasta Spain Spanish Vernacular No
Tiburón peregrino Mexico Spanish AFS No
Tiburón peregrino Spain Spanish Vernacular No
Tubarão frade Azores Is. Portuguese Vernacular No
Tubarâo-frade Portugal Portuguese Vernacular No
Tubarão-frade Portugal Portuguese Vernacular No
Tubarão-peregrino Brazil Portuguese Vernacular No
Ubazame Japan Japanese Vernacular No
Καρχαρίας Greece Greek Vernacular No
Παπάς Greece Greek Vernacular No
Σαπουνάς Greece Greek Vernacular No
Σκυλόψαρο Greece Greek Vernacular No
Акула гигантская Russia Russian FAO No
姥鯊 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
姥鲨 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
象沙 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
象鮫 Chinese Taipei Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
象鲛 China Mandarin Chinese Vernacular No
돌묵상어 Korea (South) Korean Vernacular No
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