Whale shark (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Whale shark" in Simple English language version.

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Penrith, M. J. (1972). "Earliest Description and Name for the Whale Shark". Copeia. 1972 (2): 362. doi:10.2307/1442501. JSTOR 1442501.

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Müller, J.; Henle, J. (1841). Systematische Beschreibung der Plagiostomen. Berlin: Veit und Comp. p. 77.
Melville, R. V. (1981). "Opinion 1278. The Generic Name Rhincodon A. Smith, 1829 (Pisces): Conserved". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 41 (4): 215–217.
Smith, Andrew (1829). "Contributions to the Natural History of South Africa, &c". The Zoological Journal. 4: 443–444.

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"Whales Sharks-Animal Facts and Information". bioexpedition.com. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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Smith, Andrew (5 November 1828). "Descriptions of New or imperfectly known Objects of the Animal Kingdom, found in the South of Africa". The South African Commercial Advertiser. Vol. 3, no. 145 – via Center for Research Libraries Document Delivery System. Reprinted in Penrith (1972).

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Pierce, S. J. & Norman, B. (2016). "Rhincodon typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T19488A2365291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19488A2365291.en. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
Penrith, M. J. (1972). "Earliest Description and Name for the Whale Shark". Copeia. 1972 (2): 362. doi:10.2307/1442501. JSTOR 1442501.

iucnredlist.org (Global: 39^th place; Simple English: 22^nd place)

Pierce, S. J. & Norman, B. (2016). "Rhincodon typus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T19488A2365291. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19488A2365291.en. Retrieved 12 November 2017.

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Penrith, M. J. (1972). "Earliest Description and Name for the Whale Shark". Copeia. 1972 (2): 362. doi:10.2307/1442501. JSTOR 1442501.

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"Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus MarineBio.org". marinebio.org. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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"Acta Palaeontologica Polonica". David J. Cicimurri and James L. Knight.

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"FLMNH Ichthyology Department:Whale shark". flmnh.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

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"FLMNH Ichthyology Department:Whale shark". flmnh.ufl.edu. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 6 July 2013.

Whale shark (Simple English Wikipedia)

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