CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 81 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 235001 Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846) Barred Longtom Barred Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235901 Ablennes spp. 2012-10-05
37 235008 Platybelone argalus (Lesueur, 1821) Flat-tail Longtom Flat-tail Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235902 Platybelone spp. 2012-10-05
37 235007 Strongylura incisa (Valenciennes, 1846) Reef Longtom Reef Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235009 Strongylura krefftii (Günther, 1866) Freshwater Longtom Freshwater Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235003 Strongylura leiura (Bleeker, 1851) Slender Longtom Slender Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235004 Strongylura strongylura (van Hasselt, 1823) Blackspot Longtom Blackspot Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235010 Strongylura urvillii (Valenciennes, 1846) Urville's Longtom Urville's Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235903 Strongylura spp. 2012-10-05
37 235011 Tylosurus acus (Lacépède, 1803) Keeljaw Longtom Keeljaw Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235005 Tylosurus crocodilus (Péron & Lesueur, 1821) Crocodile Longtom Crocodile Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235002 Tylosurus gavialoides (Castelnau, 1873) Stout Longtom Stout Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235006 Tylosurus punctulatus (Günther, 1872) Spongyjaw Longtom Spongyjaw Longtom 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 235904 Tylosurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 235000 Belonidae LONGTOM LONGTOM 1999-08-10
37 233007 Cheilopogon abei Parin, 1996 Abe's Flyingfish Abe's Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233004 Cheilopogon arcticeps (Günther, 1866) Bearhead Flyingfish Bearhead Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233018 Cheilopogon atrisignis (Jenkins, 1903) Glider Flyingfish Glider Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2012-01-23
37 233005 Cheilopogon cyanopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) Margined Flyingfish Margined Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233001 Cheilopogon furcatus (Mitchill, 1815) Spotfin Flyingfish Spotfin Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233006 Cheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810) Piebald Flyingfish Piebald Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233020 Cheilopogon intermedius Parin, 1961 Intermediate Flyingfish Intermediate Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2009-01-06
37 233021 Cheilopogon katoptron (Bleeker, 1866) Indonesian Flyingfish Indonesian Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2009-01-06
37 233028 Cheilopogon olgae Parin, 2009 [a flyingfish] 2009-07-06 2009-07-06
37 233008 Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus (Bennett, 1831) Tallfin Flyingfish Tallfin Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233022 Cheilopogon spilonotopterus (Bleeker, 1866) Stained Flyingfish Stained Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2009-01-06
37 233009 Cheilopogon spilopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) Manyspot Flyingfish Manyspot Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233017 Cheilopogon suttoni (Whitley & Colefax, 1938) Sutton's Flyingfish Sutton's Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233023 Cheilopogon unicolor (Valenciennes, 1847) Limpid-wing Flyingfish Limpid-wing Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2012-01-23
37 233901 Cheilopogon spp. 2012-10-05
37 233024 Cypselurus angusticeps Nichols & Breder, 1935 Narrowhead Flyingfish Narrowhead Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2009-01-06
37 233025 Cypselurus hexazona (Bleeker, 1853) Darkbar Flyingfish Darkbar Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2009-01-06
37 233026 Cypselurus naresii (Günther, 1889) Pharao Flyingfish Pharao Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2009-01-06
37 233027 Cypselurus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1866) Largescale Flyingfish Largescale Flyingfish 2001-01-08 2009-01-06
37 233010 Cypselurus poecilopterus (Valenciennes, 1847) Yellow-wing Flyingfish Yellow-wing Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233902 Cypselurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 233012 Exocoetus gibbosus Parin & Shakhovskoy, 2000 Oceanic Flyingfish Oceanic Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233011 Exocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846 Barbel Flyingfish Barbel Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233013 Exocoetus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 Cosmopolitan Flyingfish Cosmopolitan Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233903 Exocoetus spp. 2012-10-05
37 233029 Hirundichthys indicus Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013 2022-05-05 2022-05-05
37 233014 Hirundichthys oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1852) Bony Flyingfish Bony Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2022-05-05
37 233002 Hirundichthys rufipinnis (Valenciennes, 1847) Rondelet's Flyingfish Rondelet's Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233015 Hirundichthys speculiger (Valenciennes, 1847) Mirrorwing Flyingfish Mirrorwing Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233904 Hirundichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 233019 Oxyporhamphus micropterus (Valenciennes, 1847) Beaked Flyingfish Beaked Flyingfish 2000-07-12 2011-12-13
37 233905 Oxyporhamphus spp. 2012-10-05
37 233016 Parexocoetus brachypterus (Richardson, 1846) Sailfin Flyingfish Sailfin Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233003 Parexocoetus mento Valenciennes, 1847 African Flyingfish African Flyingfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 233906 Parexocoetus spp. 2012-10-05
37 233000 Exocoetidae FLYINGFISH FLYINGFISH 1999-08-10 2003-07-07
37 234006 Arrhamphus sclerolepis Günther, 1866 Snubnose Garfish Snubnose Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234901 Arrhamphus spp. 2012-10-05
37 234015 Euleptorhamphus viridis (van Hasselt, 1823) Longfin Garfish Longfin Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234902 Euleptorhamphus spp. 2012-10-05
37 234007 Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775) Blackbarred Garfish Blackbarred Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234013 Hemiramphus robustus Günther, 1866 Three-by-two Garfish Three-by-two Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234903 Hemiramphus spp. 2012-10-05
37 234016 Hyporhamphus affinis (Günther, 1866) Tropical Garfish Tropical Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234014 Hyporhamphus australis (Steindachner, 1866) Eastern Sea Garfish Eastern Sea Garfish 1997-01-01 2011-12-13
37 234008 Hyporhamphus dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1847) Slender Garfish Slender Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234001 Hyporhamphus melanochir (Valenciennes, 1847) Southern Garfish Southern Garfish 1997-01-01 2011-12-13
37 234017 Hyporhamphus neglectissimus Parin, Collette & Shcherbachev, 1980 Neglected Garfish Neglected Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234009 Hyporhamphus quoyi (Valenciennes, 1847) Longtail Garfish Longtail Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234012 Hyporhamphus regularis (Günther, 1866) River Garfish River Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234904 Hyporhamphus spp. 2012-10-05
37 234019 Rhynchorhamphus georgii (Valenciennes, 1847) Duckbill Garfish Duckbill Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234905 Rhynchorhamphus spp. 2012-10-05
37 234010 Zenarchopterus buffonis (Valenciennes, 1847) Northern River Garfish Northern River Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234020 Zenarchopterus caudovittatus (Weber, 1907) Longjaw River Garfish Longjaw River Garfish 1997-01-01 2012-06-19
37 234011 Zenarchopterus dispar (Valenciennes, 1847) Spoonfin River Garfish Spoonfin River Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234021 Zenarchopterus gilli Smith, 1945 Shortnose River Garfish Shortnose River Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234023 Zenarchopterus novaeguineae (Weber, 1913) Fly River Garfish Fly River Garfish 2002-07-19 2003-07-07
37 234022 Zenarchopterus rasori (Popta, 1912) Short River Garfish Short River Garfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 234906 Zenarchopterus spp. 2012-10-05
37 234900 Arrhamphus sclerolepis & Hemiramphus robustus northern garfish 1997-01-01 2003-07-07
37 234000 Hemiramphidae GARFISH GARFISH 1999-08-10
37 236001 Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792) King Gar King Gar 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 236901 Scomberesox spp. 2012-10-05
37 236000 Scomberesocidae sauries 1999-08-10

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