CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 82 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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Animalia (kingdom)   Chordata (phylum)   Elasmobranchii (class)   Squaliformes (order)

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 020023 Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Gulper Shark Gulper Shark 1997-01-01 2014-02-03
37 020010 Centrophorus harrissoni McCulloch, 1915 Harrisson's Dogfish Harrisson's Dogfish 1997-01-01 2008-08-19
37 020001 Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 Endeavour Dogfish Endeavour Dogfish 1997-01-01 2008-08-19
37 020009 Centrophorus squamosus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Leafscale Gulper Shark Leafscale Gulper Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 020011 Centrophorus uyato (Rafinesque, 1810) Southern Dogfish Southern Dogfish 1997-01-01 2022-10-13
37 020050 Centrophorus westraliensis White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008 Western Gulper Shark 2008-08-19 2008-08-19
37 020908 Centrophorus spp. [gulper sharks] 2012-04-10 2022-01-20
37 020003 Deania calceus (Lowe, 1839) Brier Shark Brier Shark 1997-01-01 2011-12-19
37 020004 Deania quadrispinosa (McCulloch, 1915) Longsnout Dogfish Longsnout Dogfish 1997-01-01
37 020913 Deania spp. 2012-10-05
37 020905 Deania calceus & Deania quadrispinosa platypus shark 2000-03-30 2011-12-19
37 020921 Centrophoridae 2012-10-22
37 020902 Centrophorus harrissoni, Centrophorus moluccensis & Centrophorus uyato ENDEAVOUR DOGFISHES ENDEAVOUR DOGFISHES 1997-01-01 2003-06-03
37 020002 Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788) Black Shark Black Shark 1997-01-01 2006-04-05
37 020912 Dalatias spp. 2012-10-05
37 020034 Euprotomicrus bispinatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Pygmy Shark Pygmy Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 020914 Euprotomicrus spp. 2012-10-05
37 020014 Isistius brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 020043 Isistius plutodus Garrick & Springer, 1964 Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark 2001-10-03 2009-01-06
37 020915 Isistius spp. 2012-10-05
37 020017 Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 Smalleye Pygmy Shark Smalleye Pygmy Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 020919 Squaliolus spp. 2012-10-05
37 020922 Dalatiidae 2012-10-22
37 022001 Echinorhinus brucus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Bramble Shark Bramble Shark 1997-01-01
37 022002 Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann, 1928 Prickly Shark Prickly Shark 1997-01-01
37 022901 Echinorhinus spp. 2012-10-05
37 022000 Echinorhinidae bramble sharks 1999-08-10
37 020024 Centroscyllium kamoharai Abe, 1966 Bareskin Dogfish Bareskin Dogfish 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020909 Centroscyllium spp. 2012-10-05
37 020027 Etmopterus bigelowi Shirai & Tachikawa, 1993 Smooth Lanternshark Smooth Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020032 Etmopterus brachyurus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Short-Tail Lanternshark Short-Tail Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020029 Etmopterus dianthus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002 Pink Lanternshark Pink Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-07-12
37 020031 Etmopterus dislineatus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002 Lined Lanternshark Lined Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-07-12
37 020030 Etmopterus evansi Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002 Blackmouth Lanternshark Blackmouth Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-07-12
37 020028 Etmopterus fusus Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002 Pygmy Lanternshark Pygmy Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-07-12
37 020021 Etmopterus granulosus (Günther, 1880) Southern Lanternshark Southern Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2019-03-06
37 020059 Etmopterus litvinovi Parin & Kotlyar, 1990 2022-07-06 2022-07-06
37 020005 Etmopterus lucifer Jordan & Snyder, 1902 Blackbelly Lanternshark Blackbelly Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020033 Etmopterus molleri (Whitley, 1939) Moller's Lanternshark Moller's Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-07-12
37 020015 Etmopterus pusillus (Lowe, 1839) Slender Lanternshark Slender Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020022 Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912) Bristled Lanternshark 1997-01-01 2009-03-18
37 020907 Etmopterus spp. lantern sharks 2000-03-30 2022-08-23
37 020925 Etmopteridae 2012-10-22
37 021001 Oxynotus bruniensis (Ogilby, 1893) Prickly Dogfish Prickly Dogfish 1997-01-01 2006-04-05
37 021901 Oxynotus spp. 2012-10-05
37 021000 Oxynotidae prickly dogfishes 1999-08-10
37 020025 Centroscymnus coelolepis Bocage & Capello, 1864 Portuguese Dogfish Portuguese Dogfish 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020019 Centroscymnus owstonii Garman, 1906 Owston's Dogfish Owston's Dogfish 1997-01-01 2009-05-14
37 020906 Centroscymnus spp. black shark, longnose dogfish, roughskin shark, Plunket's dogfish, Owston's dogfish, Portugese dogfish 2000-03-30 2007-01-16
37 020012 Centroselachus crepidater (Bocage & Capello, 1864) Golden Dogfish Golden Dogfish 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020910 Centroselachus spp. 2012-10-05
37 020035 Scymnodalatias albicauda Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986 Whitetail Dogfish Whitetail Dogfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 020052 Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Archey, 1921) Sherwood's Dogfish 2009-03-18 2012-06-01
37 020917 Scymnodalatias spp. 2012-10-05
37 020013 Scymnodon macracanthus (Regan, 1906) Plunket's Dogfish Plunket's Dogfish 1997-01-01 2021-04-30
37 020916 Scymnodon spp. [a sleeper shark] 2012-10-05 2014-11-06
37 020036 Somniosus antarcticus Whitley, 1939 Southern Sleeper Shark Southern Sleeper Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 020918 Somniosus spp. 2012-10-05
37 020042 Zameus squamulosus (Günther, 1877) Velvet Dogfish Velvet Dogfish 1997-01-01 2007-01-16
37 020920 Zameus spp. 2012-10-05
37 020924 Somniosidae 2012-10-22
37 020049 Cirrhigaleus australis White, Last & Stevens, 2007 Mandarin Shark 2007-09-05 2010-04-12
37 020911 Cirrhigaleus spp. 2012-10-05
37 020055 Squalus cf. megalops (Southern) Spikey Spurdog 2012-03-09
37 020008 Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 Whitespotted Dogfish Whitespotted Dogfish 1997-01-01 2006-04-05
37 020038 Squalus albifrons Last, White & Stevens, 2007 Eastern Highfin Spurdog 1997-01-01 2007-06-01
37 020018 Squalus altipinnis Last, White & Stevens, 2007 Western Highfin Spurdog 1997-01-01 2007-06-01
37 020048 Squalus chloroculus Last, White & Motomura, 2007 Greeneye Spurdog 2007-06-14 2012-06-01
37 020039 Squalus crassispinus Last, Edmunds & Yearsley, 2007 Fatspine Spurdog 1997-01-01 2007-06-01
37 020046 Squalus edmundsi White, Last & Stevens, 2007 Edmunds' Spurdog 2007-06-01 2012-06-01
37 020041 Squalus grahami White, Last & Stevens, 2007 Eastern Longnose Spurdog 1997-01-01 2007-06-01
37 020054 Squalus griffini Phillipps, 1931 Northern Spiny Dogfish 2008-09-17 2012-06-01
37 020006 Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881) Spikey Dogfish Spikey Dogfish 1997-01-01 2007-06-01
37 020047 Squalus montalbani Whitley, 1931 Philippine Spurdog 2007-06-14 2012-06-01
37 020040 Squalus nasutus Last, Marshall & White, 2007 Western Longnose Spurdog 1997-01-01 2007-06-07
37 020037 Squalus notocaudatus Last, White & Stevens, 2007 Bartail Spurdog 1997-01-01 2007-06-01
37 020058 Squalus raoulensis Duffy & Last, 2007 2021-05-07 2021-05-10
37 020057 Squalus sp. A (Southern) Whitetail Spurdog 2012-03-09
37 020056 Squalus sp. B (Northern) Whitetail Spurdog 2012-03-09
37 020901 Squalus spp. GREENEYE DOGFISHES GREENEYE DOGFISHES 1997-01-01 2007-06-14
37 020923 Squalidae 2012-10-22
37 020000 Centrophoridae, Dalatiidae, Squalidae, Somniosidae & Etmopteridae gulper sharks, sleeper sharks & dogfishes 1999-08-10 2007-01-16

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