CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 92 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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Animalia (kingdom)   Chordata (phylum)   Actinopterygii (class)   Atheriniformes (order)

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 246004 Atherinason hepsetoides (Richardson, 1843) Smallscale Hardyhead Smallscale Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246901 Atherinason spp. 2012-10-05
37 246008 Atherinomorus capricornensis (Woodland, 1961) Capricorn Hardyhead Capricorn Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246005 Atherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Endracht Hardyhead Endracht Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2012-01-23
37 246009 Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801) Slender Hardyhead Slender Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246007 Atherinomorus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Common Hardyhead Common Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2014-04-24
37 246902 Atherinomorus spp. 2012-10-05
37 246010 Atherinosoma elongata (Klunzinger, 1879) Elongate Hardyhead Elongate Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2012-01-23
37 246001 Atherinosoma microstoma (Günther, 1861) Smallmouth Hardyhead Smallmouth Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246903 Atherinosoma spp. 2012-10-05
37 246012 Atherion elymus Jordan & Starks, 1901 Pickleface Hardyhead Pickleface Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246013 Atherion maccullochi Jordan & Hubbs, 1919 McCulloch's Hardyhead McCulloch's Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246904 Atherion spp. 2012-10-05
37 246014 Craterocephalus amniculus Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 Darling Hardyhead Darling Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246015 Craterocephalus capreoli Rendahl, 1922 North-West Hardyhead North-West Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246016 Craterocephalus centralis Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 Finke Hardyhead Finke Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246017 Craterocephalus cuneiceps Whitley, 1944 Deep Hardyhead Deep Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246018 Craterocephalus dalhousiensis Ivantsoff & Glover, 1974 Dalhousie Hardyhead Dalhousie Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246019 Craterocephalus eyresii (Steindachner, 1883) Lake Eyre Hardyhead Lake Eyre Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2012-01-23
37 246020 Craterocephalus fluviatilis McCulloch, 1912 Murray Hardyhead Murray Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 246028 Craterocephalus fulvus Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 Unspecked Hardyhead Unspecked Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2006-01-10
37 246031 Craterocephalus gloveri Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990 Glover's Hardyhead Glover's Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246021 Craterocephalus helenae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 Drysdale Hardyhead Drysdale Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246022 Craterocephalus honoriae (Ogilby, 1912) Estuarine Hardyhead Estuarine Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246023 Craterocephalus lentiginosus Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 Freckled Hardyhead Freckled Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246024 Craterocephalus marianae Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987 Mariana's Hardyhead Mariana's Hardyhead 1997-01-01
37 246025 Craterocephalus marjoriae Whitley, 1948 Marjorie's Hardyhead Marjorie's Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2006-01-10
37 246026 Craterocephalus mugiloides (McCulloch, 1912) Spotted Hardyhead Spotted Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246040 Craterocephalus munroi Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988 Munro's Hardyhead Munro's Hardyhead 2001-01-08 2001-01-08
37 246027 Craterocephalus pauciradiatus (Günther, 1861) Few-ray Hardyhead Few-ray Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246029 Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum (Günther, 1867) Flyspecked Hardyhead Flyspecked Hardyhead 1997-01-01 1997-04-30
37 246030 Craterocephalus stramineus (Whitley, 1950) Blackmast Blackmast 1997-01-01
37 246905 Craterocephalus spp. 2012-10-05
37 246033 Hypoatherina barnesi Schultz, 1953 Barnes' Hardyhead Barnes' Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246039 Hypoatherina ovalaua (Herre, 1935) Fijian Hardyhead Fijian Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2012-01-05
37 246034 Hypoatherina temminckii (Bleeker, 1853) Samoan Hardyhead Samoan Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246035 Hypoatherina tropicalis (Whitley, 1948) Tropical Hardyhead Tropical Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246907 Hypoatherina spp. 2012-10-05
37 246036 Kestratherina brevirostris Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988 Shortsnout Hardyhead Shortsnout Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246003 Kestratherina esox (Klunzinger, 1872) Pikehead Hardyhead Pikehead Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246908 Kestratherina spp. 2012-10-05
37 246002 Leptatherina presbyteroides (Richardson, 1843) Silver Fish Silver Fish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246011 Leptatherina wallacei (Prince, Ivantsoff & Potter, 1982) Western Hardyhead Western Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2012-01-23
37 246909 Leptatherina spp. 2012-10-05
37 246038 Stenatherina panatela (Jordan & Richardson, 1908) Panatela Hardyhead Panatela Hardyhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246910 Stenatherina spp. 2012-10-05
37 246911 Atherinidae 2012-10-22
37 246000 Atherinidae, Dentatherinidae hardyheads & tusked silversides 1999-08-10 2006-04-06
37 246032 Dentatherina merceri Patten & Ivantsoff, 1983 Tusked Silverside Tusked Silverside 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 246906 Dentatherina spp. 2012-10-05
37 246912 Dentatherinidae 2012-10-22
37 245002 Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides (Nichols & Raven, 1928) Cairns Rainbowfish Cairns Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245901 Cairnsichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 245003 Iriatherina werneri Meinken, 1974 Threadfin Rainbowfish Threadfin Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245902 Iriatherina spp. 2012-10-05
37 245012 Melanotaenia australis (Castelnau, 1875) Western Rainbowfish Western Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245004 Melanotaenia duboulayi (Castelnau, 1878) Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245005 Melanotaenia eachamensis Allen & Cross, 1982 Lake Eacham Rainbowfish Lake Eacham Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245006 Melanotaenia exquisita Allen, 1978 Exquisite Rainbowfish Exquisite Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245007 Melanotaenia fluviatilis (Castelnau, 1878) Murray River Rainbowfish Murray River Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245008 Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978 Slender Rainbowfish Slender Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245013 Melanotaenia inornata (Castelnau, 1875) Checkered rainbowfish, Checqered rainbowfish 1997-01-01 1997-03-20
37 245009 Melanotaenia maccullochi Ogilby, 1915 McCulloch's Rainbowfish McCulloch's Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2019-12-02
37 245010 Melanotaenia nigrans (Richardson, 1843) Blackbanded Rainbowfish Blackbanded Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245011 Melanotaenia pygmaea Allen, 1978 Pygmy Rainbowfish Pygmy Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245026 Melanotaenia rubrostriata (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) [a rainbowfish] 2016-05-16 2016-05-16
37 245028 Melanotaenia sahulensis Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 [a blue eye] 2019-12-02 2019-12-02
37 245024 Melanotaenia solata Taylor, 1964 Northern Rainbowfish Northern Rainbowfish 2002-07-19 2003-03-28
37 245014 Melanotaenia splendida (Peters, 1866) Eastern Rainbowfish Eastern Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2006-01-10
37 245015 Melanotaenia tatei (Zietz, 1896) Desert Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 1997-03-20
37 245016 Melanotaenia trifasciata (Rendahl, 1922) Banded Rainbowfish Banded Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245025 Melanotaenia utcheensis McGuigan, 2001 Utchee Rainbowfish Utchee Rainbowfish 2003-11-13 2003-11-13
37 245029 Melanotaenia wilsoni Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019 [a blue eye] 2019-12-02 2019-12-02
37 245903 Melanotaenia spp. 2012-10-05
37 245022 Rhadinocentrus ornatus Regan, 1914 Ornate Rainbowfish Ornate Rainbowfish 1997-01-01 2003-03-28
37 245905 Rhadinocentrus spp. 2012-10-05
37 245908 Melanotaeniidae 2012-10-22
37 247001 Iso rhothophilus (Ogilby, 1895) Surf Sardine Surf Sardine 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 247901 Iso spp. 2012-10-05
37 247000 Notocheiridae surf sardines 1999-08-10 2006-03-16
37 245027 Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus Allen, Hammer & Raadik, 2018 [a blue eye] 2018-09-11 2018-09-11
37 245017 Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis Allen & Sarti, 1983 Blueback Blue Eye Blueback Blue Eye 1997-01-01
37 245001 Pseudomugil gertrudae Weber, 1911 Spotted Blue Eye Spotted Blue Eye 1997-01-01
37 245018 Pseudomugil inconspicuus Roberts, 1978 Inconspicuous Blue Eye Inconspicuous Blue Eye 1997-01-01
37 245019 Pseudomugil mellis Allen & Ivantsoff, 1982 Honey Blue Eye Honey Blue Eye 1997-01-01
37 245020 Pseudomugil signifer Kner, 1866 Pacific Blue Eye Pacific Blue Eye 1997-01-01 2002-07-19
37 245021 Pseudomugil tenellus Taylor, 1964 Delicate Blue Eye Delicate Blue Eye 1997-01-01
37 245904 Pseudomugil spp. 2012-10-05
37 245023 Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed & Crowley, 1991 Redfin Blue Eye Redfin Blue Eye 2001-01-08 2001-01-08
37 245906 Scaturiginichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 245907 Pseudomugilidae 2012-10-22
37 245000 Pseudomugilidae & Melanotaeniidae blue eyes and rainbowfishes 1999-08-10 2003-03-28

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