CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 181 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 128002 Alepisaurus brevirostris Gibbs, 1960 Shortnose Lancetfish Shortnose Lancetfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 128001 Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833 Longnose Lancetfish Longnose Lancetfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 128901 Alepisaurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 128000 Alepisauridae lancetfishes 1999-08-10
37 129750 Anotopterus pharao Zugmayer, 1911 [a daggertooth] 2004-04-13 2009-01-06
37 129001 Anotopterus vorax (Regan, 1913) Southern Daggertooth Southern Daggertooth 2000-07-17 2011-12-07
37 129901 Anotopterus spp. 2012-10-05
37 129000 Anotopteridae [a daggertooth] 2000-07-17 2006-02-08
37 117003 Hime curtirostris (Thomson, 1967) Shortsnout Threadsail Shortsnout Threadsail 1997-01-01 2004-02-03
37 117002 Hime diactithrix Prokofiev, 2008 [a threadsail] 1997-01-01 2013-12-17
37 117005 Hime pyrhistion Gomon, Struthers & Stewart, 2013 Japanese Threadsail Japanese Threadsail 2004-02-04 2013-12-17
37 117902 Hime spp. 2012-10-05
37 117001 Latropiscis purpurissatus (Richardson, 1843) Sergeant Baker Sergeant Baker 1997-01-01 2014-01-16
37 117904 Latropiscis spp. [a threadsail] 2014-01-16 2014-01-16
37 117004 Leptaulopus damasi (Tanaka, 1915) [a threadsail] 2003-06-11 2013-12-17
37 117006 Leptaulopus erythrozonatus Gomon, Struthers & Stewart, 2013 [a threadsail] 2013-12-17 2013-12-17
37 117903 Leptaulopus spp. [a threadsail] 2014-01-15 2014-01-15
37 117905 Aulopidae 2022-03-07 2022-03-07
37 118019 Bathysaurus ferox Günther, 1878 Deepsea Lizardfish Deepsea Lizardfish 1997-01-01
37 118031 Bathysaurus mollis Günther, 1878 [a deepsea lizardfish] 2017-05-04 2017-05-04
37 118902 Bathysaurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 118905 Bathysauridae 2012-10-22
37 120007 Bathysauroides gigas (Kamohara, 1952) Pale Deepsea Lizardfish Pale Deepsea Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2005-10-21
37 120901 Bathysauroides spp. 2012-10-05
37 120908 Bathysauroididae 2012-10-22
37 120018 Bathysauropsis gracilis (Günther, 1878) Black Deepsea Lizardfish Black Deepsea Lizardfish 2003-08-05 2009-01-06
37 120902 Bathysauropsis spp. 2012-10-05
37 120909 Bathysauropsidae 2012-10-22
37 120011 Chlorophthalmus cf albatrossis (W) [a greeneye] 2002-10-23 2013-07-19
37 120009 Chlorophthalmus acutifrons Hiyama, 1940 [a greeneye] 2002-10-23 2013-07-19
37 120004 Chlorophthalmus nigromarginatus Kamohara, 1953 Blackedge Greeneye 1997-01-01 2013-07-19
37 120002 Chlorophthalmus pectoralis Okamura & Doi, 1984 Shortnose Greeneye Shortnose Greeneye 1997-01-01 2023-06-16
37 120903 Chlorophthalmus spp. 2012-10-05
37 120006 Parasudis sp. [in Sainsbury et al, 1985] [a greeneye] 1997-01-01 2003-07-28
37 120904 Parasudis spp. 2012-10-05
37 120906 Chlorophthalmidae 2012-10-22
37 130001 Coccorella atlantica (Parr, 1928) Atlantic Sabretooth Atlantic Sabretooth 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 130901 Coccorella spp. 2012-10-05
37 130002 Evermannella balbo (Risso, 1820) Balbo Sabretooth Balbo Sabretooth 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 130003 Evermannella indica Brauer, 1906 Indian Sabretooth Indian Sabretooth 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 130902 Evermannella spp. 2012-10-05
37 130004 Odontostomops normalops (Parr, 1928) 2022-09-15 2022-09-15
37 130903 Odontostomops spp. 2022-09-15 2022-09-15
37 130000 Evermannellidae sabretooth fishes 1999-08-10 2006-03-09
37 139001 Gigantura chuni Brauer, 1901 Chun's Telescopefish Chun's Telescopefish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 139002 Gigantura indica Brauer, 1901 Indian Telescopefish Indian Telescopefish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 139901 Gigantura spp. 2012-10-05
37 139000 Giganturidae telescopefishes 1999-08-10
37 119750 Harpadon nehereus (Hamilton, 1822) [a Bombay duck] 2002-12-03 2009-01-06
37 119001 Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889 Glassy Bombay Duck Glassy Bombay Duck 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 119900 Harpadon spp. BOMBAY DUCKS BOMBAY DUCKS 2002-06-20 2002-06-20
37 119000 Harpadontidae Bombay ducks 1999-08-10 2004-08-17
37 123015 Bathymicrops regis Hjort & Koefoed, 1912 2022-08-22 2022-08-22
37 123012 Bathymicrops sp. [a spiderfish] 2017-05-04 2017-05-04
37 123904 Bathymicrops spp. [a spiderfish] 2017-05-04 2022-01-20
37 123009 Bathypterois andriashevi Sulak & Shcherbachev, 1988 [a spiderfish] 2015-01-06 2015-01-06
37 123011 Bathypterois filiferus Gilchrist, 1906 [a spiderfish] 2016-10-06 2016-10-06
37 123007 Bathypterois grallator (Goode & Bean, 1886) Tripod Spiderfish Tripod Spiderfish 2002-10-23 2004-05-25
37 123005 Bathypterois guentheri Alcock, 1889 Tribute Spiderfish Tribute Spiderfish 1997-01-01 2004-05-25
37 123002 Bathypterois longifilis Günther, 1878 Longray Spiderfish Longray Spiderfish 1997-01-01 2004-05-25
37 123003 Bathypterois longipes Günther, 1878 Abyssal Spiderfish Abyssal Spiderfish 1997-01-01 2004-05-25
37 123013 Bathypterois oddi Sulak, 1977 [a spiderfish] 2017-12-12 2017-12-12
37 123010 Bathypterois parini Shcherbachev & Sulak, 1988 [a spiderfish] 2016-07-27 2016-07-27
37 123006 Bathypterois ventralis Garman, 1899 Ventrad Spiderfish Ventrad Spiderfish 2002-10-23 2004-05-25
37 123901 Bathypterois spp. 2012-10-05
37 123008 Bathytyphlops marionae Mead, 1958 Marion's Spiderfish Marion's Spiderfish 2003-10-13 2004-05-25
37 123902 Bathytyphlops spp. 2012-10-05
37 123004 Ipnops agassizii Garman, 1899 Grideye Spiderfish Grideye Spiderfish 1997-01-01 2022-05-24
37 123014 Ipnops murrayi Günther, 1878 [a spiderfish] 2017-12-13 2017-12-13
37 123903 Ipnops spp. 2012-10-05
37 123000 Ipnopidae spiderfishes 1999-08-10 2004-08-17
37 125003 Luciosudis normani Fraser-Brunner, 1931 Norman's Waryfish Norman's Waryfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 125903 Luciosudis spp. 2012-10-05
37 125001 Scopelosaurus ahlstromi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976 Ahlstrom's Waryfish Ahlstrom's Waryfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 125004 Scopelosaurus hamiltoni (Waite, 1916) Smallscale Waryfish Smallscale Waryfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 125007 Scopelosaurus herwigi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976 [a waryfish] 2012-10-09 2012-10-09
37 125005 Scopelosaurus hoedti Bleeker, 1860 Hoedt's Waryfish Hoedt's Waryfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 125006 Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976 Maul's Waryfish Maul's Waryfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 125002 Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976 Blackring Waryfish Blackring Waryfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 125008 Scopelosaurus smithii Bean, 1925 [a waryfish] 2015-01-06 2015-01-06
37 125902 Scopelosaurus spp. deep sea lizardfishes 1997-01-01
37 125000 Notosudidae waryfishes 1999-08-10 2004-08-17
37 127001 Omosudis lowii Günther, 1887 Hammerjaw Hammerjaw 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 127901 Omosudis spp. 2012-10-05
37 127000 Omosudidae hammerjaws 1999-08-10
37 126005 Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840) Ribbon Barracudina Ribbon Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126901 Arctozenus spp. 2012-10-05
37 126805 Dolichosudis cf fuliginosa [a barracudina] 2012-10-09 2012-10-10
37 126006 Lestidiops indopacifica (Ege, 1953) Indo-Pacific Barracudina Indo-Pacific Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126003 Lestidiops jayakari (Boulenger, 1889) Pacific Barracudina Pacific Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126017 Lestidiops mirabilis (Ege, 1933) 2022-11-01 2022-11-01
37 126902 Lestidiops spp. 2012-10-05
37 126007 Lestidium longilucifer Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020 Atlantic Barracudina Atlantic Barracudina 1997-01-01 2021-05-07
37 126014 Lestidium nigrirostrum Ho, Graham & Russell, 2020 2021-05-07 2022-11-01
37 126002 Lestidium nudum Gilbert, 1905 Naked Barracudina Naked Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126903 Lestidium spp. 2012-10-05
37 126008 Lestrolepis japonica (Tanaka, 1908) Japanese Barracudina Japanese Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126013 Lestrolepis pofi (Harry, 1953) [a barracudina] 2019-06-24 2019-06-24
37 126904 Lestrolepis spp. 2012-10-05
37 126801 Macroparalepis affinis Ege, 1933 [a barracudina] 2012-10-04 2012-10-10
37 126001 Macroparalepis macrogeneion Post, 1973 Longfin Barracudina Longfin Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126905 Macroparalepis spp. 2012-10-05
37 126004 Magnisudis prionosa (Rofen, 1963) Duckbill Barracudina Duckbill Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126802 Magnisudis sp. A [a barracudina] 2012-10-09 2012-10-10
37 126803 Magnisudis sp. B [a barracudina] 2012-10-09 2012-10-10
37 126906 Magnisudis spp. 2012-10-05
37 126750 Notolepis coatsi Dollo, 1908 [a barracudina] 2004-04-13 2004-04-13
37 126907 Notolepis spp. 2012-10-05
37 126009 Stemonosudis elegans (Ege, 1933) Tailspot Barracudina Tailspot Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126010 Stemonosudis macrura (Ege, 1933) Sharpchin Barracudina Sharpchin Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126015 Stemonosudis multifasciata Ho, Russell, Graham & Psomadakis, 2019 2021-05-09 2021-05-09
37 126016 Stemonosudis retrodorsalis Ho, Russell, Graham & Psomadakis, 2019 2021-05-09 2021-05-14
37 126011 Stemonosudis rothschildi Richards, 1967 Rothschild's Barracudina Rothschild's Barracudina 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 126908 Stemonosudis spp. 2012-10-05
37 126012 Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810 [a barracudina] 2006-01-18 2009-01-06
37 126909 Sudis spp. 2012-10-05
37 126804 Paralepididae sp. A [a barracudina] 2012-10-09 2012-10-10
37 126000 Paralepididae barracudinas 1999-08-10
37 120019 Paraulopus balteatus Gomon, 2010 Banded cucumberfish 2011-02-15 2011-02-15
37 120017 Paraulopus cf brevirostris (Fourmanoir, 1981) Shortsnout Cucumberfish 2003-08-04 2003-08-04
37 120020 Paraulopus legandi (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979) [a greeneye] 2020-07-10 2023-06-19
37 120003 Paraulopus longianalis Sato, Gomon & Nakabo, 2010 longfin cucumberfish, yellow-spotted cucumberfish, yellow spotted cucumber fish 1997-01-01 2010-08-11
37 120015 Paraulopus melanogrammus Gomon & Sato, 2004 Blackline Cucumberfish Blackline Cucumberfish 2003-05-23 2005-12-16
37 120008 Paraulopus melanostomus Sato, Gomon & Nakabo, 2010 black adipose fin 1997-01-01 2010-08-11
37 120001 Paraulopus nigripinnis (Günther, 1878) Blacktip Cucumberfish Blacktip Cucumberfish 1997-01-01 2003-08-04
37 120021 Paraulopus novaeseelandiae Sato & Nakabo, 2002 [a greeneye] 2020-07-10 2020-07-10
37 120014 Paraulopus okamurai Sato & Nakabo, 2002 Piedtip Cucumberfish Piedtip Cucumberfish 2003-05-23 2003-08-04
37 120016 Paraulopus sp. [slender] slender cucumberfish 2003-08-04 2003-08-04
37 120905 Paraulopus spp. 2012-10-05
37 120907 Paraulopidae 2012-10-22
37 117007 Pseudotrichonotus belos Gill & Pogonoski, 2016 2022-03-07 2022-03-08
37 117907 Pseudotrichonotus spp. 2022-03-07 2022-03-08
37 117906 Pseudotrichonotidae 2022-03-07 2022-03-08
37 131750 Benthalbella elongata (Norman, 1937) [a pearleye] 2004-04-13 2004-04-13
37 131001 Benthalbella infans Zugmayer, 1911 Childish Pearleye Childish Pearleye 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 131751 Benthalbella macropinna Bussing & Bussing, 1966 [a pearleye] 2004-04-13 2004-04-13
37 131901 Benthalbella spp. 2012-10-05
37 131002 Rosenblattichthys alatus (Fourmanoir, 1970) Winged Pearleye Winged Pearleye 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 131902 Rosenblattichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 131003 Scopelarchoides danae Johnson, 1974 Dana Pearleye Dana Pearleye 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 131006 Scopelarchoides kreffti Johnson, 1972 Twin-striped pearleye 2007-05-02 2007-05-02
37 131903 Scopelarchoides spp. 2012-10-05
37 131004 Scopelarchus analis (Brauer, 1902) Shortfin Pearleye Shortfin Pearleye 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 131005 Scopelarchus guentheri Alcock, 1896 Staring Pearleye Staring Pearleye 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 131904 Scopelarchus spp. 2012-10-05
37 131000 Scopelarchidae pearleyes 1999-08-10
37 118006 Saurida cf filamentosa Threadfin Saury Threadfin Saury 1997-01-01 2017-10-06
37 118005 Saurida argentea Macleay, 1881 Shortfin Saury Shortfin Saury 1997-01-01 2012-01-09
37 118008 Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Slender Saury Slender Saury 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118032 Saurida filamentosa Ogilby, 1910 [a deepsea lizardfish] 2017-10-06 2022-03-03
37 118013 Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Gracile Saury Gracile Saury 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118016 Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864 Grey Saury Grey Saury 1997-01-01 2020-07-10
37 118014 Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939 Longfin Saury Longfin Saury 1997-01-01 2006-04-06
37 118027 Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1849 Clouded Saury Clouded Saury 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118020 Saurida sp. 3 [in Sainsbury et al, 1985] [a deepsea lizardfish] 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118028 Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795) Common Saury Common Saury 1997-01-01 2006-04-06
37 118001 Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) Largescale Saury Largescale Saury 1997-01-01 2017-07-05
37 118029 Saurida wanieso Shindo & Yamada, 1972 Wanieso Saury Wanieso Saury 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118901 Saurida spp. lizardfish 1997-01-01 2006-04-06
37 118021 Synodus binotatus Schultz,1953, 1953 Twospot Lizardfish Twospot Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118003 Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912 Banded Lizardfish Banded Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118022 Synodus doaki Russell & Cressey, 1979 Arrowtooth Lizardfish Arrowtooth Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118010 Synodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917 Blackshoulder Lizardfish Blackshoulder Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118024 Synodus houlti McCulloch, 1921 Hoult's Lizardfish Hoult's Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118009 Synodus indicus (Day, 1873) Indian Lizardfish Indian Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118015 Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979 Tailspot Lizardfish Tailspot Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118011 Synodus kaianus (Günther, 1880) Black Lizardfish Black Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118012 Synodus macrops Tanaka, 1917 Triplecross Lizardfish Triplecross Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118030 Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981 Large-eye Lizardfish Large-eye Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118025 Synodus rubromarmoratus Russell & Cressey, 1979 Redmarbled Lizardfish Redmarbled Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118004 Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905 Fishnet Lizardfish Fishnet Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118007 Synodus similis McCulloch, 1921 Streaky Lizardfish Streaky Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118026 Synodus tectus Cressey, 1981 Tectus Lizardfish Tectus Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118023 Synodus variegatus (Lacépède, 1803) Variegated Lizardfish Variegated Lizardfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 118903 Synodus spp. 2012-10-05
37 118002 Trachinocephalus trachinus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Painted Grinner Painted Grinner 1997-01-01 2016-06-29
37 118904 Trachinocephalus spp. 2012-10-05
37 118906 Synodontidae 2012-10-22
37 117000 Aulopidae, Pseudotrichonotidae threadsails, sand diving lizardfishes 1999-08-10 2022-03-08
37 118000 Bathysauridae, Synodontidae lizardfishes and deepsea lizardfishes 1999-08-10
37 120000 Chlorophthalmidae, Paraulopidae & Bathysauroididae, Bathysauropsidae cucumberfishes, greeneyes & flathead lizardfishes 1999-08-10 2006-04-06

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