Definition
A family of very large sharks that filter-feed on plankton, containing the basking shark as its only living member.
Etymology
Modern Latin family name from Greek 'ketos' (whale) and 'rhis' (nose), with the Latin family suffix '-idae'. Named for the shark's large snout and whale-like size.
Kelly Says
This family's fossil record shows that basking sharks have barely changed in over 100 million years, making them 'living fossils' that survived multiple mass extinctions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
ARالعربية
عائلة السمك الحوت
ʕa-ila-tu s-samak al-ḥūṭ
BNবাংলা
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
CACatalà
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
CSČeština
Ceterhinidae
ce-te-ri-ni-da-e
DADansk
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
DEDeutsch
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
ELΕλληνικά
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
ESEspañol
Ceterínidos
seh-teh-ree-nee-doh-s
FAفارسی
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
FISuomi
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
FRFrançais
Cétérinidés
se-te-ri-nee-dez
GUGU
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
HAHA
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
HEעברית
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
HIहिन्दी
समुद्री शार्क परिवार
sa-mu-dri sha-rk pa-ri-va-ar
HUMagyar
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
IDBahasa Indonesia
Keluarga Cetacea
ke-lu-a-ga ce-ta-cea
IGIG
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
ITItaliano
Ceterinidi
che-te-ri-ni-di
KKKK
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
KMKM
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
MRMR
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
MSBahasa Melayu
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
MYမြန်မာ
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
NLNederlands
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
NONorsk
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
PAPA
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
PLPolski
Ceterhinidae
ce-te-ri-ni-da-e
PTPortuguês
Ceterínidos
seh-teh-ree-nee-dohs
RORomână
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
RUРусский
Серовые
se-ro-vyye
SVSvenska
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
SWKiswahili
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
TAதமிழ்
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
TEతెలుగు
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
THไทย
ครอบครัวปลาฉลาม
khop-krua pla-chlaam
TLTL
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
TRTürkçe
Ceterinidae
se-te-ri-ni-de
UKУкраїнська
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
URاردو
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
VITiếng Việt
Họ cá voi
họ cá voi
YOYO
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e
ZUZU
Ceterhinidae
tse-te-ri-ni-da-e