CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 218 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 210016 Abantennarius analis Schultz, 1957 Tailjet Anglerfish Tailjet Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2022-05-30
37 210017 Abantennarius coccineus (Lesson, 1830) Freckled Anglerfish Freckled Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2022-05-30
37 210019 Abantennarius dorehensis (Bleeker, 1859) New Guinean Anglerfish New Guinean Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2022-05-30
37 210011 Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817) Spotfin Anglerfish Spotfin Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2022-05-30
37 210021 Abantennarius rosaceus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Rosy Anglerfish Rosy Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2022-05-30
37 210919 Abantennarius spp. 2022-05-30 2022-05-30
37 210004 Allenichthys glauerti (Whitley, 1944) Glauert's Anglerfish Glauert's Anglerfish 1997-01-01 1999-11-12
37 210901 Allenichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 210018 Antennarius commerson (Latreille, 1804) Giant Anglerfish Giant Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210008 Antennarius hispidus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Shaggy Anglerfish Shaggy Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2012-01-09
37 210027 Antennarius maculatus (Desjardins, 1840) Warty Anglerfish Warty Anglerfish 2004-02-04 2009-01-06
37 210020 Antennarius pictus (Shaw & Nodder, 1794) Painted Anglerfish Painted Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210033 Antennarius randalli Allen, 1970 [a frogfish] 2020-06-22 2020-06-22
37 210009 Antennarius striatus (Shaw, 1794) Striate Anglerfish Striate Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210902 Antennarius spp. 2012-10-05
37 210022 Antennatus tuberosus (Cuvier, 1817) Tuberculate Anglerfish Tuberculate Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210903 Antennatus spp. 2012-10-05
37 210005 Echinophryne crassispina McCulloch & Waite, 1918 Prickly Anglerfish Prickly Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210001 Echinophryne mitchellii (Morton, 1897) Spinycoat Anglerfish Spinycoat Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210023 Echinophryne reynoldsi Pietsch & Kuiter, 1984 Sponge Anglerfish Sponge Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210905 Echinophryne spp. 2012-10-05
37 210024 Histiophryne bougainvilli (Valenciennes, 1837) Smooth Anglerfish Smooth Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210030 Histiophryne maggiewalker Arnold & Pietsch, 2011 Queensland frogfish 2011-06-28 2011-06-28
37 210013 Histiophryne narungga Arnold & Pietsch, 2018 Rodless Anglerfish Rodless Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2018-11-14
37 210906 Histiophryne spp. 2012-10-05
37 210025 Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) Sargassum Fish Sargassum Fish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210907 Histrio spp. 2012-10-05
37 210014 Kuiterichthys furcipilis (Cuvier, 1817) Rough Anglerfish Rough Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210031 Kuiterichthys pietschi Arnold, 2013 [a frogfish] 2013-10-09 2013-10-09
37 210908 Kuiterichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 210028 Lophiocharon hutchinsi Pietsch, 2004 Hutchins' Anglerfish Hutchins' Anglerfish 2004-11-16 2009-01-06
37 210007 Lophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844) Spot-tail Anglerfish Spot-tail Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210910 Lophiocharon spp. 2012-10-05
37 210015 Phyllophryne scortea (McCulloch & Waite, 1918) Whitespotted Anglerfish Whitespotted Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210911 Phyllophryne spp. 2012-10-05
37 210032 Porophryne erythrodactylus Arnold, Harcourt & Pietsch, 2014 [a frogfish] 2014-11-03 2014-11-03
37 210918 Porophryne spp. [a frogfish] 2014-11-03 2014-11-03
37 210006 Rhycherus filamentosus (Castelnau, 1872) Tasselled Anglerfish Tasselled Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210026 Rhycherus gloveri Pietsch, 1984 Glover's Anglerfish Glover's Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210912 Rhycherus spp. 2012-10-05
37 210003 Tathicarpus butleri Ogilby, 1907 Blackspot Anglerfish Blackspot Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210913 Tathicarpus spp. 2012-10-05
37 210915 Antennariidae 2012-10-22
37 210000 Antennariidae, Tetrabrachiidae, Lophichthyidae frogfishes, & doublefin & straightback frogfishes 1999-08-10 2004-08-23
37 209005 Brachionichthys australis Last, Gledhill & Holmes, 2007 Australian handfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 209002 Brachionichthys hirsutus (Lacépède, 1804) Spotted Handfish Spotted Handfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 209901 Brachionichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 209009 Brachiopsilus dianthus Last & Gledhill, 2009 Pink Handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209010 Brachiopsilus dossenus Last & Gledhill, 2009 Humpback Handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209006 Brachiopsilus ziebelli Last & Gledhill, 2009 actaeon handfish 1997-01-01 2009-11-30
37 209902 Brachiopsilus spp. 2012-10-05
37 209011 Pezichthys amplispinus Last & Gledhill, 2009 Cockatoo handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209012 Pezichthys compressus Last & Gledhill, 2009 Narrowbody handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209013 Pezichthys eltanini Last & Gledhill, 2009 Eltanin handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209014 Pezichthys macropinnis Last & Gledhill, 2009 Longfin handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209015 Pezichthys nigrocilium Last & Gledhill, 2009 Eyelash handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209903 Pezichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 209016 Sympterichthys moultoni Last & Gledhill, 2009 Moulton's handfish 2009-11-30 2009-11-30
37 209003 Sympterichthys unipennis (Cuvier, 1817) Smooth Handfish Smooth Handfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 209904 Sympterichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 209004 Thymichthys politus (Richardson, 1844) Red Handfish Red Handfish 1997-01-01 2009-11-30
37 209001 Thymichthys verrucosus (McCulloch & Waite, 1918) Warty Handfish Warty Handfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 209905 Thymichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 209000 Brachionichthyidae handfishes 1999-08-10
37 221001 Caulophryne jordani Goode & Bean, 1896 Fanfin Angler Fanfin Angler 1997-01-01
37 221901 Caulophryne spp. 2012-10-05
37 221000 Caulophrynidae fanfin anglerfishes 1999-08-10
37 220002 Ceratias holboelli Krøyer, 1845 Longray Seadevil Longray Seadevil 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 220003 Ceratias tentaculatus (Norman, 1930) Southern Seadevil Southern Seadevil 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 220004 Ceratias uranoscopus Murray, 1877 Stargazing Seadevil Stargazing Seadevil 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 220901 Ceratias spp. 2012-10-05
37 220001 Cryptopsaras couesii Gill, 1883 Triplewart Seadevil Triplewart Seadevil 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 220902 Cryptopsaras spp. 2012-10-05
37 220000 Ceratiidae seadevils 1999-08-10
37 211013 Chaunacops coloratus (Garman, 1899) 2022-07-04 2022-07-04
37 211005 Chaunacops melanostomus (Caruso, 1989) Tadpole Coffinfish Tadpole Coffinfish 1997-01-01 2013-09-27
37 211012 Chaunacops spinosus Ho & McGrouther, 2015 [a coffinfish] 2015-03-03 2022-07-04
37 211901 Chaunacops spp. 2012-10-05
37 211001 Chaunax cf breviradius Le Danois, 1978 Tassled Coffinfish 1997-01-01 2003-10-17
37 211009 Chaunax cf flammeus Le Danois, 1979 [a coffinfish] 2003-10-17 2003-10-17
37 211003 Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929 Furry Coffinfish Furry Coffinfish 1997-01-01
37 211015 Chaunax gomoni Ho, Kawai & Satria, 2015 2022-07-04 2022-07-04
37 211006 Chaunax nebulosus Ho & Last, 2013 [a coffinfish] 2003-10-17 2016-03-07
37 211011 Chaunax nudiventer Ho & Shao, 2010 [a coffinfish] 2013-09-27 2013-09-27
37 211004 Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915 Pencil Coffinfish Pencil Coffinfish 1997-01-01 2013-09-27
37 211010 Chaunax reticulatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013 [a coffinfish] 2013-09-23 2013-09-23
37 211014 Chaunax russatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013 2022-06-18 2022-06-18
37 211802 Chaunax sp. NSW [a coffinfish] 2003-10-17 2003-10-17
37 211007 Chaunax sp. Q1a [a coffinfish] 2003-10-17 2003-10-17
37 211008 Chaunax sp. W1 [a coffinfish] 2003-10-17 2003-10-17
37 211902 Chaunax spp. 2012-10-05
37 211000 Chaunacidae coffinfishes 1999-08-10
37 214004 Bufoceratias cf thele [a double anglerfish] 2011-06-20 2011-06-21
37 214901 Bufoceratias spp. 2012-10-05
37 214001 Diceratias bispinosus (Günther, 1887) Horned Two-rod Angler Horned Two-rod Angler 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 214003 Diceratias pileatus Uwate, 1979 [a double anglerfish] 2011-06-17 2011-12-12
37 214002 Diceratias trilobus Balushkin & Fedorov, 1986 [a double anglerfish] 2007-10-17 2007-10-17
37 214902 Diceratias spp. 2012-10-05
37 214000 Diceratiidae double anglerfishes 1999-08-10 2004-08-17
37 217002 Gigantactis elsmani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 Elsman's Whipnose Elsman's Whipnose 2001-10-03 2009-01-06
37 217003 Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 [a whipnose anglerfish] 2010-03-31 2010-03-31
37 217004 Gigantactis kreffti Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 [a whipnose anglerfish] 2011-06-17 2011-06-20
37 217006 Gigantactis meadi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 [a whipnose anglerfish] 2011-06-17 2011-06-20
37 217001 Gigantactis paxtoni Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 Paxton's Whipnose Paxton's Whipnose 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 217005 Gigantactis vanhoeffeni Brauer, 1902 [a whipnose anglerfish] 2011-06-17 2011-06-20
37 217901 Gigantactis spp. 2012-10-05
37 217000 Gigantactinidae whipnose anglerfishes 1999-08-10
37 215002 Himantolophus albinares Maul, 1961 [a footballfish] 2011-06-20 2011-06-20
37 215001 Himantolophus appelii (Clarke, 1878) Prickly Footballfish Prickly Footballfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 215003 Himantolophus mauli Bertelsen & Krefft, 1988 [a footballfish] 2011-06-20 2011-06-20
37 215004 Himantolophus stewarti Pietsch & Kenaley, 2011 [a footballfish] 2012-01-05 2012-01-05
37 215901 Himantolophus spp. 2012-10-05
37 215000 Himantolophidae footballfishes 1999-08-10
37 222001 Haplophryne mollis (Brauer, 1902) Soft Leafvent Angler Soft Leafvent Angler 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 222901 Haplophryne spp. 2012-10-05
37 222002 Linophryne densiramus Imai, 1941 Thickbranch Angler Thickbranch Angler 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 222003 Linophryne indica (Brauer, 1902) Headlight Angler Headlight Angler 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 222902 Linophryne spp. 2012-10-05
37 222000 Linophrynidae leftvent anglerfishes 1999-08-10
37 210002 Lophichthys boschmai Boeseman, 1964 Boschma's Anglerfish Boschma's Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210909 Lophichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 210917 Lophichthyidae 2012-10-22
37 208007 Lophiodes endoi Ho & Shao, 2008 Endo's Anglerfish 2010-03-31 2010-03-31
37 208008 Lophiodes gracilimanus (Alcock, 1899) [a goosefish] 2012-06-27 2012-06-27
37 208003 Lophiodes mutilus (Alcock, 1894) Smooth Goosefish Smooth Goosefish 1997-01-01 1997-01-14
37 208004 Lophiodes naresi (Günther, 1880) Goosefish Goosefish 1997-01-01
37 208006 Lophiodes sp. A [in Williams et al, 1996] [a goosefish] 2004-02-03 2009-01-06
37 208002 Lophiodes triradiatus (Lloyd, 1909) Shortspine Goosefish Shortspine Goosefish 1997-01-01 2014-05-27
37 208901 Lophiodes spp. 2012-10-05
37 208001 Lophiomus setigerus (Vahl, 1797) Broadhead Goosefish Broadhead Goosefish 1997-01-01 2004-01-06
37 208902 Lophiomus spp. 2012-10-05
37 208005 Sladenia sp. [in National Fish Collection] roughy eater 2004-01-30 2004-01-30
37 208504 Sladenia sp. A [of Williams et al 1996] [a goosefish] 2008-10-03 2010-04-19
37 208903 Sladenia spp. 2012-10-05
37 208000 Lophiidae goosefishes 1999-08-10
37 213001 Melanocetus johnsonii Günther, 1864 Humpback Blackdevil Humpback Blackdevil 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 213002 Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887 Deepsea Blackdevil Deepsea Blackdevil 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 213750 Melanocetus rossi Balushkin & Fedorov, 1981 [a blackdevil] 2004-04-14 2004-09-29
37 213901 Melanocetus spp. 2012-10-05
37 213000 Melanocetidae blackdevils 1999-08-10 2004-09-29
37 218001 Neoceratias spinifer Pappenheim, 1914 Spiny Seadevil Spiny Seadevil 1997-01-01
37 218901 Neoceratias spp. 2012-10-05
37 218000 Neoceratiidae toothed seadevils 1999-08-10
37 212010 Coelophrys brevipes Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Balloon Seabat Balloon Seabat 2004-01-21 2004-01-21
37 212047 Coelophrys micropus (Alcock, 1891) [a seabat] 2013-07-02 2022-06-23
37 212052 Coelophrys mollis Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 2022-06-20 2022-07-01
37 212033 Coelophrys sp. [of H Ho] [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-23
37 212901 Coelophrys spp. 2012-10-05
37 212007 Dibranchus japonicus Amaoka & Toyoshima, 1981 Japanese Seabat Japanese Seabat 1997-01-01 2022-06-21
37 212902 Dibranchus spp. 2012-10-05
37 212049 Halicmetus drypus Ho & Last, 2018 [a seabat] 2018-11-05 2022-06-02
37 212017 Halicmetus marmoratus Weber, 1913 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-02
37 212046 Halicmetus niger Ho, Endo & Sakamaki, 2008 [a seabat] 2009-03-18 2022-06-21
37 212016 Halicmetus reticulatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-02
37 212022 Halicmetus ruber Alcock, 1891 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2018-11-05
37 212048 Halicmetus westraliensis Ho & Last, 2018 [a seabat] 2018-11-05 2018-11-05
37 212903 Halicmetus spp. 2012-10-05
37 212001 Halieutaea brevicauda Ogilby, 1910 Shortfin Seabat Shortfin Seabat 1997-01-01 2022-06-21
37 212008 Halieutaea coccinea Alcock, 1889 Scarlet Seabat Scarlet Seabat 1997-01-01 2022-06-22
37 212009 Halieutaea fumosa Alcock, 1894 Smoky Seabat Smoky Seabat 1997-01-01 2022-06-21
37 212031 Halieutaea indica Annandale & Jenkins, 1910 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2018-06-28
37 212002 Halieutaea sp. 1 [of H. Ho & P. Last] Starry Seabat 1997-01-01 2022-07-01
37 212029 Halieutaea sp. 2 [of H. Ho & P. Last] [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-07-01
37 212003 Halieutaea sp. 3 [of H. Ho & P. Last] [a seabat] 1997-01-01 2022-06-22
37 212024 Halieutaea sp. E1 [of P. Last] [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2018-10-18
37 212025 Halieutaea sp. E1a [of P. Last] [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2004-01-21
37 212026 Halieutaea sp. E2 [of P. Last] [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2004-01-21
37 212801 Halieutaea sp. E2b [of P. Last] [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2004-01-21
37 212028 Halieutaea stellata (Vahl, 1797) [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-21
37 212904 Halieutaea spp. 2012-10-05
37 212055 Halieutopsis andriashevi Bradbury, 1988 2022-07-01 2022-07-01
37 212012 Halieutopsis bathyoreos Bradbury, 1988 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-02
37 212011 Halieutopsis echinoderma Ho, 2021 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-09
37 212023 Halieutopsis galatea Bradbury, 1988 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-09
37 212044 Halieutopsis nasuta (Alcock, 1891) [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-21
37 212013 Halieutopsis nudiventer (Lloyd, 1909) [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-02
37 212035 Halieutopsis simula (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-23
37 212032 Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-23
37 212056 Halieutopsis taiwanea Ho, 2021 2022-07-01 2022-07-01
37 212905 Halieutopsis spp. 2012-10-05
37 212037 Malthopsis apis Ho & Last, 2021 2004-01-21 2022-06-09
37 212051 Malthopsis asperata Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 2021-07-13 2021-07-13
37 212006 Malthopsis bulla Ho & Last, 2021 [a seabat] 1997-01-01 2022-07-04
37 212040 Malthopsis gigas Ho & Shao, 2010 Giant triangular batfish 2004-01-21 2022-06-21
37 212057 Malthopsis lutea Alcock, 1891 2022-07-04 2022-07-04
37 212058 Malthopsis mcgroutheri Ho & Last, 2021 2022-07-04 2022-07-04
37 212041 Malthopsis mitrigera Gilbert and Cramer, 1897 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-21
37 212053 Malthopsis oculata Ho & Last, 2021 2022-06-21 2022-07-01
37 212050 Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013 [a seabat] 2020-07-10 2020-07-10
37 212036 Malthopsis provocator Whitley, 1961 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-07-01
37 212054 Malthopsis sp. D [of Ho & Last 2021] 2022-06-21 2022-07-01
37 212804 Malthopsis sp. Q2a [of P. Last] [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2004-01-21
37 212039 Malthopsis tetrabulla Ho & Last, 2021 [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-06-22
37 212906 Malthopsis spp. 2012-10-05
37 212042 Solocisquama erythrina (Gilbert, 1905) [a seabat] 2004-01-21 2022-07-01
37 212907 Solocisquama spp. 2012-10-05
37 212000 Ogcocephalidae seabats 1999-08-10 2004-08-17
37 216001 Chaenophryne draco Beebe, 1932 Smooth Dreamer Smooth Dreamer 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 216006 Chaenophryne longiceps Regan, 1925 Longhead Dreamer Longhead Dreamer 2005-10-19 2009-01-06
37 216901 Chaenophryne spp. 2012-10-05
37 216007 Dermatias platynogaster Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 [a dreamer] 2008-01-30 2022-04-21
37 216902 Dermatias spp. 2012-10-05
37 216002 Dolopichthys pullatus Regan & Trewavas, 1932 Lobed Dreamer Lobed Dreamer 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 216801 Dolopichthys sp. A [a dreamer] 2012-10-10 2012-10-10
37 216802 Dolopichthys sp. B [a dreamer] 2012-10-10 2012-10-10
37 216903 Dolopichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 216010 Oneirodes eschrichtii Lütken, 1871 Eschricht's anglerfish, Bulbous dreamer 2011-06-16 2011-06-16
37 216003 Oneirodes kreffti Pietsch, 1974 Krefft's Dreamer Krefft's Dreamer 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 216008 Oneirodes notius Pietsch, 1974 [a dreamer] 2008-10-02 2011-06-20
37 216009 Oneirodes plagionema Pietsch & Seigel, 1980 [a dreamer] 2010-03-31 2011-12-19
37 216004 Oneirodes sabex Pietsch & Seigel, 1980 Rough Dreamer Rough Dreamer 1997-01-01 2011-12-19
37 216904 Oneirodes spp. 2012-10-05
37 216000 Oneirodidae dreamers 1999-08-10
37 210029 Dibrachichthys melanurus Pietsch, Johnson & Arnold, 2009 [a frogfish] 2009-11-10 2009-11-10
37 210904 Dibrachichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 210010 Tetrabrachium ocellatum Günther, 1880 Humpback Anglerfish Humpback Anglerfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 210914 Tetrabrachium spp. 2012-10-05
37 210916 Tetrabrachiidae 2012-10-22

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