CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 98 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 087001 Chirocentrus dorab (Forsskål, 1775) Dorab Wolf Herring Dorab Wolf Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 087002 Chirocentrus nudus Swainson, 1839 Whitefin Wolf Herring Whitefin Wolf Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 087901 Chirocentrus spp. 2012-10-05
37 087000 Chirocentridae wolf herrings 1999-08-10
37 085020 Amblygaster leiogaster (Valenciennes, 1847) Smoothbelly Sardine Smoothbelly Sardine 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085006 Amblygaster sirm (Walbaum, 1792) Spotted Sardine Spotted Sardine 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085907 Amblygaster spp. 2012-10-05
37 085015 Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822) Gizzard Shad Gizzard Shad 1997-01-01 2012-06-19
37 085908 Anodontostoma spp. 2012-10-05
37 085790 Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Herring Herring 1997-01-01 2004-10-12
37 085909 Clupea spp. 2012-10-05
37 085010 Dussumieria elopsoides Bleeker, 1849 Slender Sardine Slender Sardine 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085910 Dussumieria spp. 2012-10-05
37 085021 Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847) White Sardine White Sardine 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085911 Escualosa spp. 2012-10-05
37 085001 Etrumeus jacksoniensis Macleay, 1878 Maray Maray 1997-01-01 2023-09-19
37 085912 Etrumeus spp. 2012-10-05
37 085022 Herklotsichthys blackburni (Whitley, 1948) Blackburn's Herring Blackburn's Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085023 Herklotsichthys castelnaui (Ogilby, 1897) Southern Herring Southern Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085031 Herklotsichthys collettei Wongratana, 1987 Collette's Herring Collette's Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085024 Herklotsichthys gotoi Wongratana, 1983 Darwin Herring Darwin Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085007 Herklotsichthys koningsbergeri (Weber & de Beaufort, 1912) Largespotted Herring Largespotted Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085008 Herklotsichthys lippa (Whitley, 1931) Smallspotted Herring Smallspotted Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085025 Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837) Goldspot Herring Goldspot Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085905 Herklotsichthys spp. [a herring] 2002-11-29 2002-11-29
37 085026 Hyperlophus translucidus McCulloch, 1917 Glassy Sprat Glassy Sprat 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085005 Hyperlophus vittatus (Castelnau, 1875) Sandy Sprat Sandy Sprat 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085913 Hyperlophus spp. 2012-10-05
37 085016 Nematalosa come (Richardson, 1846) Hairback Herring Hairback Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085019 Nematalosa erebi (Günther, 1868) Bony Bream Bony Bream 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085017 Nematalosa vlaminghi (Munro, 1957) Perth Herring Perth Herring 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085915 Nematalosa spp. 2012-10-05
37 085027 Potamalosa richmondia (Macleay, 1879) Freshwater Herring Freshwater Herring 1997-01-01
37 085917 Potamalosa spp. 2012-10-05
37 085793 Sardina pilchardus (Walbaum, 1792) [a herring] 2002-11-29 2003-07-02
37 085918 Sardina spp. 2012-10-05
37 085014 Sardinella albella (Valenciennes, 1847) White Sardinella White Sardinella 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085791 Sardinella aurita Valenciennes, 1847 [a herring] 2002-11-29 2002-11-29
37 085028 Sardinella brachysoma Bleeker, 1852 Deepbody Sardinella Deepbody Sardinella 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085013 Sardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) Goldstripe Sardinella Goldstripe Sardinella 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085018 Sardinella lemuru Bleeker, 1853 Scaly Mackerel Scaly Mackerel 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085033 Sardinella melanura (Cuvier, 1829) Blacktip Sardinella Blacktip Sardinella 2000-12-05 2009-01-06
37 085906 Sardinella spp. SARDINELLAS SARDINELLAS 2002-11-29 2014-12-12
37 085795 Sardinops ocellatus (Pappe, 1853) [a herring] 2006-11-16 2006-11-16
37 085002 Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842) Australian Sardine Australian Sardine 1997-01-01 2010-02-04
37 085919 Sardinops spp. 2012-10-05
37 085029 Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832) Blueback Sprat Blueback Sprat 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085030 Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Slender Sprat Slender Sprat 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085003 Spratelloides robustus Ogilby, 1897 Blue Sprat Blue Sprat 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085920 Spratelloides spp. 2012-10-05
37 085004 Sprattus novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1847) Australian Sprat Australian Sprat 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085792 Sprattus sprattus (Linnaeus, 1758) [a herring] 2002-11-29 2002-11-29
37 085921 Sprattus spp. 2012-10-05
37 085901 Nematalosa come & Nematalosa vlaminghi bony bream (mixed) 1997-01-01 1997-04-02
37 085902 Nematalosa erebi & Nematalosa vlaminghi BONY BREAMS BONY BREAMS 1997-01-01 1997-04-02
37 085903 Sardina & Sardinops spp. PILCHARDS PILCHARDS 2002-06-20 2004-10-12
37 085904 Clupeidae: Clupeinae SARDINES SARDINES 2002-06-20 2002-06-20
37 085922 Clupeidae 2012-10-22
37 086750 Coilia spp. [an anchovy] 2002-11-29 2002-11-29
37 086015 Encrasicholina heteroloba (Rüppell, 1837) Shorthead Anchovy Shorthead Anchovy 1997-01-01 2023-11-06
37 086026 Encrasicholina pseudoheteroloba (Hardenberg, 1933) 2023-11-06 2023-11-06
37 086002 Encrasicholina punctifer Fowler, 1938 Buccaneer Anchovy Buccaneer Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086904 Encrasicholina spp. 2012-10-05
37 086001 Engraulis australis (White, 1790) Australian Anchovy Australian Anchovy 1997-01-01 2011-12-19
37 086905 Engraulis spp. 2012-10-05
37 086007 Papuengraulis micropinna Munro, 1964 Bareback Anchovy Bareback Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086906 Papuengraulis spp. 2012-10-05
37 086003 Setipinna paxtoni Wongratana, 1987 Humpback Hairfin Anchovy Humpback Hairfin Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086008 Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848) Common Hairfin Anchovy Common Hairfin Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086901 Setipinna spp. [an anchovy] 2002-11-29 2002-11-29
37 086020 Stolephorus advenus Wongratana, 1987 False Indian Anchovy False Indian Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086011 Stolephorus andhraensis Babu Rao, 1966 Andhra Anchovy Andhra Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086012 Stolephorus brachycephalus Wongratana, 1983 Broadhead Anchovy Broadhead Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086010 Stolephorus carpentariae (De Vis, 1882) Carpentaria Anchovy Carpentaria Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086013 Stolephorus commersonii Lacépède, 1803 Commerson's Anchovy Commerson's Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086006 Stolephorus indicus (van Hasselt, 1823) Indian Anchovy Indian Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086021 Stolephorus nelsoni Wongratana, 1987 Nelson's Anchovy Nelson's Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086022 Stolephorus sp. A [in Whitehead et al, 1988] false Indian anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086016 Stolephorus waitei Jordan & Seale, 1926 Spottyface Anchovy Spottyface Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086902 Stolephorus spp. [an anchovy] 2002-11-29 2002-11-29
37 086018 Thryssa baelama (Forsskål, 1775) Little Priest Little Priest 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086023 Thryssa brevicauda Roberts, 1978 Short-tail Thryssa Short-tail Thryssa 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086024 Thryssa encrasicholoides (Bleeker, 1852) False Baelama Anchovy False Baelama Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086005 Thryssa hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) Hamilton's Thryssa Hamilton's Thryssa 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086025 Thryssa marasriae Wongratana, 1987 Marasri's Thryssa Marasri's Thryssa 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086017 Thryssa nasuta (Castelnau, 1878) Snubnose Thryssa Snubnose Thryssa 1997-01-01 2018-08-20
37 086019 Thryssa scratchleyi (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Freshwater Anchovy Freshwater Anchovy 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086004 Thryssa setirostris (Broussonet, 1782) Longjaw Thryssa Longjaw Thryssa 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 086903 Thryssa spp. [an anchovy] 2002-11-29 2002-11-29
37 086000 Engraulidae ANCHOVY ANCHOVY 1999-08-10 2004-10-01
37 085032 Ilisha elongata (Bennett, 1830) Elongate Ilisha Elongate Ilisha 2000-12-05 2009-01-06
37 085012 Ilisha lunula Kailola, 1986 Longtail Ilisha Longtail Ilisha 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085034 Ilisha striatula Wongratana, 1983 Banded Ilisha Banded Ilisha 2004-03-17 2009-01-06
37 085914 Ilisha spp. 2012-10-05
37 085009 Pellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847 Ditchelee Ditchelee 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 085916 Pellona spp. 2012-10-05
37 085923 Pristigasteridae 2012-10-22
37 085000 Clupeidae, Pristigasteridae herrings & ilishas 1999-08-10 2006-04-06

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