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)

  • Atherinidae
    • Atherinason hepsetoides    (Richardson, 1843)      Smallscale Hardyhead      37 246004
    • Atherinason spp.              37 246901
    • Atherinomorus capricornensis    (Woodland, 1961)      Capricorn Hardyhead      37 246008
    • Atherinomorus endrachtensis    (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)      Endracht Hardyhead      37 246005
    • Atherinomorus lacunosus    (Forster, 1801)      Slender Hardyhead      37 246009
    • Atherinomorus vaigiensis    (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)      Common Hardyhead      37 246007
    • Atherinomorus spp.              37 246902
    • Atherinosoma elongata    (Klunzinger, 1879)      Elongate Hardyhead      37 246010
    • Atherinosoma microstoma    (Günther, 1861)      Smallmouth Hardyhead      37 246001
    • Atherinosoma spp.              37 246903
    • Atherion elymus    Jordan & Starks, 1901      Pickleface Hardyhead      37 246012
    • Atherion maccullochi    Jordan & Hubbs, 1919      McCulloch's Hardyhead      37 246013
    • Atherion spp.              37 246904
    • Craterocephalus amniculus    Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990      Darling Hardyhead      37 246014
    • Craterocephalus capreoli    Rendahl, 1922      North-West Hardyhead      37 246015
    • Craterocephalus centralis    Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990      Finke Hardyhead      37 246016
    • Craterocephalus cuneiceps    Whitley, 1944      Deep Hardyhead      37 246017
    • Craterocephalus dalhousiensis    Ivantsoff & Glover, 1974      Dalhousie Hardyhead      37 246018
    • Craterocephalus eyresii    (Steindachner, 1883)      Lake Eyre Hardyhead      37 246019
    • Craterocephalus fluviatilis    McCulloch, 1912      Murray Hardyhead      37 246020
    • Craterocephalus fulvus    Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987      Unspecked Hardyhead      37 246028
    • Craterocephalus gloveri    Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1990      Glover's Hardyhead      37 246031
    • Craterocephalus helenae    Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987      Drysdale Hardyhead      37 246021
    • Craterocephalus honoriae    (Ogilby, 1912)      Estuarine Hardyhead      37 246022
    • Craterocephalus lentiginosus    Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987      Freckled Hardyhead      37 246023
    • Craterocephalus marianae    Ivantsoff, Crowley & Allen, 1987      Mariana's Hardyhead      37 246024
    • Craterocephalus marjoriae    Whitley, 1948      Marjorie's Hardyhead      37 246025
    • Craterocephalus mugiloides    (McCulloch, 1912)      Spotted Hardyhead      37 246026
    • Craterocephalus munroi    Crowley & Ivantsoff, 1988      Munro's Hardyhead      37 246040
    • Craterocephalus pauciradiatus    (Günther, 1861)      Few-ray Hardyhead      37 246027
    • Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum    (Günther, 1867)      Flyspecked Hardyhead      37 246029
    • Craterocephalus stramineus    (Whitley, 1950)      Blackmast      37 246030
    • Craterocephalus spp.              37 246905
    • Hypoatherina barnesi    Schultz, 1953      Barnes' Hardyhead      37 246033
    • Hypoatherina ovalaua    (Herre, 1935)      Fijian Hardyhead      37 246039
    • Hypoatherina temminckii    (Bleeker, 1853)      Samoan Hardyhead      37 246034
    • Hypoatherina tropicalis    (Whitley, 1948)      Tropical Hardyhead      37 246035
    • Hypoatherina spp.              37 246907
    • Kestratherina brevirostris    Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988      Shortsnout Hardyhead      37 246036
    • Kestratherina esox    (Klunzinger, 1872)      Pikehead Hardyhead      37 246003
    • Kestratherina spp.              37 246908
    • Leptatherina presbyteroides    (Richardson, 1843)      Silver Fish      37 246002
    • Leptatherina wallacei    (Prince, Ivantsoff & Potter, 1982)      Western Hardyhead      37 246011
    • Leptatherina spp.              37 246909
    • Stenatherina panatela    (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)      Panatela Hardyhead      37 246038
    • Stenatherina spp.              37 246910
    • Atherinidae              37 246911
    • Atherinidae, Dentatherinidae         hardyheads & tusked silversides      37 246000
  • Dentatherinidae
    • Dentatherina merceri    Patten & Ivantsoff, 1983      Tusked Silverside      37 246032
    • Dentatherina spp.              37 246906
    • Dentatherinidae              37 246912
  • Melanotaeniidae
    • Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides    (Nichols & Raven, 1928)      Cairns Rainbowfish      37 245002
    • Cairnsichthys spp.              37 245901
    • Iriatherina werneri    Meinken, 1974      Threadfin Rainbowfish      37 245003
    • Iriatherina spp.              37 245902
    • Melanotaenia australis    (Castelnau, 1875)      Western Rainbowfish      37 245012
    • Melanotaenia duboulayi    (Castelnau, 1878)      Crimsonspotted Rainbowfish      37 245004
    • Melanotaenia eachamensis    Allen & Cross, 1982      Lake Eacham Rainbowfish      37 245005
    • Melanotaenia exquisita    Allen, 1978      Exquisite Rainbowfish      37 245006
    • Melanotaenia fluviatilis    (Castelnau, 1878)      Murray River Rainbowfish      37 245007
    • Melanotaenia gracilis    Allen, 1978      Slender Rainbowfish      37 245008
    • Melanotaenia inornata    (Castelnau, 1875)      [a rainbowfish]      37 245013
    • Melanotaenia maccullochi    Ogilby, 1915      McCulloch's Rainbowfish      37 245009
    • Melanotaenia nigrans    (Richardson, 1843)      Blackbanded Rainbowfish      37 245010
    • Melanotaenia pygmaea    Allen, 1978      Pygmy Rainbowfish      37 245011
    • Melanotaenia rubrostriata    (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)      [a rainbowfish]      37 245026
    • Melanotaenia sahulensis    Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019      [a blue eye]      37 245028
    • Melanotaenia solata    Taylor, 1964      Northern Rainbowfish      37 245024
    • Melanotaenia splendida    (Peters, 1866)      Eastern Rainbowfish      37 245014
    • Melanotaenia tatei    (Zietz, 1896)      [a rainbowfish]      37 245015
    • Melanotaenia trifasciata    (Rendahl, 1922)      Banded Rainbowfish      37 245016
    • Melanotaenia utcheensis    McGuigan, 2001      Utchee Rainbowfish      37 245025
    • Melanotaenia wilsoni    Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019      [a blue eye]      37 245029
    • Melanotaenia spp.              37 245903
    • Rhadinocentrus ornatus    Regan, 1914      Ornate Rainbowfish      37 245022
    • Rhadinocentrus spp.              37 245905
    • Melanotaeniidae              37 245908
  • Notocheiridae
    • Iso rhothophilus    (Ogilby, 1895)      Surf Sardine      37 247001
    • Iso spp.              37 247901
    • Notocheiridae         surf sardines      37 247000
  • Pseudomugilidae
    • Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus    Allen, Hammer & Raadik, 2018      [a blue eye]      37 245027
    • Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis    Allen & Sarti, 1983      Blueback Blue Eye      37 245017
    • Pseudomugil gertrudae    Weber, 1911      Spotted Blue Eye      37 245001
    • Pseudomugil inconspicuus    Roberts, 1978      Inconspicuous Blue Eye      37 245018
    • Pseudomugil mellis    Allen & Ivantsoff, 1982      Honey Blue Eye      37 245019
    • Pseudomugil signifer    Kner, 1866      Pacific Blue Eye      37 245020
    • Pseudomugil tenellus    Taylor, 1964      Delicate Blue Eye      37 245021
    • Pseudomugil spp.              37 245904
    • Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis    Ivantsoff, Unmack, Saeed & Crowley, 1991      Redfin Blue Eye      37 245023
    • Scaturiginichthys spp.              37 245906
    • Pseudomugilidae              37 245907
  • family not defined
    • Pseudomugilidae & Melanotaeniidae         blue eyes and rainbowfishes      37 245000

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