CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Perciformes (order)  »  Polynemidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 383790 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Polydactylus microstoma   (Bleeker, 1851)

Rank: species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 383 Polynemidae (Threadfin Salmons) - show full list
Standard Name: threadfin
Common Names List:
Organism Type: a threadfin salmon
Synonyms: Polydactylus microstomus
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Special purpose listing - see taxon notes
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
Parent Codes: 37 383905     Polydactylus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any):		 383790
Taxon Notes:This taxon does not occur in the wild in Australian waters, but is entered in CAAB as commercially obtainable in Australia in imported form. Species name from the greek noun 'Stoma', so microstoma is correct.

Identifiers:
ITIS 170459
View at ITIS
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276592
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2025-08-11
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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