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Stegostoma Müller & Henle 1837 stégō (Gr.στέγω), to cover; stóma (Gr. στόμα), mouth, referring to how “upper jaw is surmounted by a thick, membranous bulge” (translation), i.e., rounded snout conceals upper jaw and mouth opening

Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster 1781) Latin (neuter) for of or relating to tigers, referring to banded black-and-white pattern of juveniles [also known as S. fasciatum (Hermann 1783), a junior synonym]