CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 184 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 114014 Alepocephalus australis Barnard, 1923 Smallscale Slickhead Smallscale Slickhead 1997-01-01 2002-10-23
37 114003 Alepocephalus bicolor Alcock, 1891 Bicolor Slickhead Bicolor Slickhead 1997-01-01 2012-01-09
37 114029 Alepocephalus longiceps Lloyd, 1909 Longfin Slickhead Longfin Slickhead 2002-10-22 2002-10-22
37 114043 Alepocephalus longirostris Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 Longsnout Slickhead Longsnout Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114042 Alepocephalus owstoni Tanaka, 1908 Owston's Slickhead Owston's Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114044 Alepocephalus productus Gill, 1883 Smalleye Slickhead Smalleye Slickhead 2002-10-23 2013-07-16
37 114045 Alepocephalus triangularis Okamura & Kawanishi, 1984 Triangulate Slickhead Triangulate Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114901 Alepocephalus spp. 2012-10-05
37 114013 Alepocephalus cf antipodianus Antipodean Slickhead 1997-01-01 2005-12-20
37 114031 Asquamiceps caeruleus Markle, 1980 Blue Slickhead Blue Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114004 Asquamiceps hjorti (Koefoed, 1927) Barethroat Slickhead Barethroat Slickhead 1997-01-01 2002-10-23
37 114902 Asquamiceps spp. 2012-10-05
37 114038 Aulastomatomorpha phospherops Alcock, 1890 Luminous Slickhead Luminous Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114903 Aulastomatomorpha spp. 2012-10-05
37 114018 Bajacalifornia arcylepis Markle & Krefft, 1985 Network Slickhead Network Slickhead 2002-10-21 2002-10-23
37 114019 Bajacalifornia calcarata (Weber, 1913) Brown Slickhead Brown Slickhead 2002-10-21 2002-10-21
37 114020 Bajacalifornia megalops (Lütken, 1898) Bigeye Slickhead Bigeye Slickhead 2002-10-21 2002-10-21
37 114904 Bajacalifornia spp. 2012-10-05
37 114021 Bathyprion danae Marshall, 1966 Fangtooth Slickhead Fangtooth Slickhead 2002-10-21 2002-10-21
37 114905 Bathyprion spp. 2012-10-05
37 114027 Bathytroctes squamosus Alcock, 1890 Deepscale Slickhead Deepscale Slickhead 2002-10-22 2002-10-22
37 114028 Bathytroctes zugmayeri Fowler, 1934 Zugmayer's Slickhead Zugmayer's Slickhead 2002-10-22 2002-10-23
37 114906 Bathytroctes spp. 2012-10-05
37 114033 Conocara kreffti Sazonov, 1997 Wrinkled Slickhead Wrinkled Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114034 Conocara microlepis (Lloyd, 1909) Elongate Slickhead Elongate Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114035 Conocara murrayi (Koefoed, 1927) Murray's Slickhead Murray's Slickhead 2002-10-23 2010-04-13
37 114005 Conocara nigrum (Günther, 1878) Flathead Slickhead Flathead Slickhead 1997-01-01 2003-12-22
37 114037 Conocara paxtoni Sazonov & Williams in Sazonov, Williams & Kobyliansky, 2009 [a slickhead] 2002-10-23 2010-01-06
37 114907 Conocara spp. 2012-10-05
37 114032 Einara macrolepis (Koefoed, 1927) Loosescale Slickhead Loosescale Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114908 Einara spp. 2012-10-05
37 114006 Herwigia kreffti (Nielsen & Larsen, 1970) Toothless Slickhead Toothless Slickhead 1997-01-01
37 114909 Herwigia spp. 2012-10-05
37 114017 Leptochilichthys microlepis Machida & Shiogaki, 1988 Smallscale Smoothhead Smallscale Smoothhead 2002-10-21 2009-01-06
37 114046 Leptochilichthys pinguis (Vaillant, 1886) Vaillant's smooth-head, Vaillant's smoothhead 2008-09-15 2008-09-15
37 114910 Leptochilichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 114039 Leptoderma affine Alcock, 1899 Eel Slickhead Eel Slickhead 2002-10-23 2016-06-06
37 114040 Leptoderma cf affinis Alcock, 1899 [a slickhead] 2002-10-23 2003-12-22
37 114041 Leptoderma cf retropinna Fowler, 1943 [a slickhead] 2002-10-23 2013-07-16
37 114911 Leptoderma spp. 2012-10-05
37 114022 Microphotolepis schmidti (Angel & Verrier, 1931) Schmidt's Slickhead Schmidt's Slickhead 2002-10-21 2012-07-04
37 114912 Microphotolepis spp. 2012-10-05
37 114015 Mirognathus normani (Parr, 1951) Beaked Slickhead Beaked Slickhead 2000-09-14 2000-09-14
37 114913 Mirognathus spp. 2012-10-05
37 114047 Narcetes erimelas Alcock, 1890 2025-01-16 2025-01-16
37 114016 Narcetes lloydi Fowler, 1934 Lloyd's Slickhead Lloyd's Slickhead 2001-10-04 2001-10-04
37 114026 Narcetes stomias (Gilbert, 1890) Blackhead Slickhead Blackhead Slickhead 2002-10-21 2002-10-23
37 114914 Narcetes spp. 2012-10-05
37 114007 Photostylus pycnopterus Beebe, 1933 Starry Slickhead Starry Slickhead 1997-01-01
37 114915 Photostylus spp. 2012-10-05
37 114008 Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888) Softskin Slickhead Softskin Slickhead 1997-01-01
37 114023 Rouleina eucla Whitley, 1940 Eucla Slickhead Eucla Slickhead 2002-10-21 2002-10-21
37 114024 Rouleina guentheri (Alcock, 1892) Bordello Slickhead Bordello Slickhead 2002-10-21 2002-10-21
37 114025 Rouleina maderensis Maul, 1948 Madeiran Slickhead Madeiran Slickhead 2002-10-21 2004-02-02
37 114001 Rouleina squamilatera (Alcock, 1898) Sparkling Slickhead Sparkling Slickhead 1997-01-01
37 114900 Rouleina spp. [a slickhead] 2007-01-15 2007-01-15
37 114009 Talismania antillarum (Goode & Bean, 1896) Antillean Slickhead Antillean Slickhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 114012 Talismania longifilis (Brauer, 1902) Longtail Slickhead Longtail Slickhead 1997-01-01
37 114030 Talismania mekistonema Sulak, 1975 Threadfin Slickhead Threadfin Slickhead 2002-10-23 2002-10-23
37 114916 Talismania spp. 2012-10-05
37 114002 Xenodermichthys copei (Gill, 1884) Bluntsnout Slickhead Bluntsnout Slickhead 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 114917 Xenodermichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 114000 Alepocephalidae slickheads 1999-08-10
37 103002 Lovettia sealii (Johnston, 1883) Tasmanian Whitebait Tasmanian Whitebait 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 103901 Lovettia spp. 2012-10-05
37 103903 Aplochitonidae 2012-10-22
37 097001 Argentina australiae Cohen, 1958 Silverside Silverside 1997-01-01 2004-01-06
37 097901 Argentina spp. 2012-10-05
37 097003 Glossanodon australis Kobyliansky, 1998 Southern Herring Smelt Southern Herring Smelt 1997-01-01 2011-12-19
37 097007 Glossanodon elongatus Kobyliansky, 1998 [a herring smelt] 2016-02-02 2016-02-02
37 097005 Glossanodon pseudolineatus Kobyliansky, 1998 Saddled Herring Smelt Saddled Herring Smelt 1998-12-21 2011-12-19
37 097506 Glossanodon sp. A [of Williams et al 1996] [a herring smelt] 2008-10-03 2008-10-03
37 097902 Glossanodon spp. 2012-10-05
37 097905 Argentinidae 2012-10-22
37 097000 Argentinidae, Microstomatidae herring smelts and microstomatids 1999-08-10 2006-02-23
37 098003 Bathylagichthys australis Kobyliansky, 1990 Southern Deepsea Smelt Southern Deepsea Smelt 1997-01-01 2011-12-19
37 098010 Bathylagichthys kobylianskyi Gon & Stewart, 2014 [a deepsea smelt] 2016-02-02 2022-02-16
37 098009 Bathylagichthys longipinnis (Kobyliansky, 1985) [a deepsea smelt] 2012-08-02 2022-10-24
37 098012 Bathylagichthys parini Kobyliansky, 1990 2022-02-09 2022-02-09
37 098008 Bathylagichthys problematicus (Lloris & Rucabado, 1985) [a herring smelt] 2010-03-04 2010-03-04
37 098901 Bathylagichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 098002 Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878 Antarctic Deepsea Smelt Antarctic Deepsea Smelt 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 098011 Bathylagus niger Kobyliansky, 2006 [a deepsea smelt] 2017-09-28 2022-02-16
37 098013 Bathylagus tenuis Kobyliansky, 1986 2022-11-04 2022-11-04
37 098903 Bathylagus spp. 2012-10-05
37 098007 Dolicholagus longirostris (Maul, 1948) Longsnout Deepsea Smelt Longsnout Deepsea Smelt 2004-02-06 2009-01-06
37 098904 Dolicholagus spp. 2012-10-05
37 098006 Lipolagus ochotensis (Schmidt, 1938) Fatty Deepsea Smelt Fatty Deepsea Smelt 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 098905 Lipolagus spp. 2012-10-05
37 098005 Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929) Bigscale Deepsea Smelt Bigscale Deepsea Smelt 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 098906 Melanolagus spp. 2012-10-05
37 098000 Bathylagidae deepsea smelts 1999-08-10
37 102024 Galaxias aequipinnis Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102025 Galaxias arcanus Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102001 Galaxias auratus Johnston, 1883 Golden Galaxias Golden Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102002 Galaxias brevipinnis Günther, 1866 Climbing Galaxias Climbing Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102026 Galaxias brevissimus Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102004 Galaxias fontanus Fulton, 1978 Swan Galaxias Swan Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102023 Galaxias fuscus Mack, 1936 Barred Galaxias Barred Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102027 Galaxias gunaikurnai Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102005 Galaxias johnstoni Scott, 1936 Clarence Galaxias Clarence Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102028 Galaxias lanceolatus Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102029 Galaxias longifundus Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102006 Galaxias maculatus (Jenyns, 1842) Common Galaxias Common Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102030 Galaxias mcdowalli Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102031 Galaxias mungadhan Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102016 Galaxias niger Andrews, 1985 Black Galaxias Black Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102017 Galaxias occidentalis Ogilby, 1899 Western Galaxias Western Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102018 Galaxias olidus Günther, 1866 Mountain Galaxias Mountain Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102032 Galaxias oliros Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102033 Galaxias ornatus Castelnau, 1873 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102007 Galaxias parvus Frankenberg, 1968 Swamp Galaxias Swamp Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102008 Galaxias pedderensis Frankenberg, 1968 Pedder Galaxias Pedder Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102019 Galaxias rostratus Klunzinger, 1872 Flathead Galaxias Flathead Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102034 Galaxias supremus Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102035 Galaxias tantangara Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102009 Galaxias tanycephalus Fulton, 1978 Saddled Galaxias Saddled Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102036 Galaxias terenasus Raadik, 2014 [a galaxias] 2015-01-08 2015-01-08
37 102010 Galaxias truttaceus Valenciennes, 1846 Trout Galaxias Trout Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102901 Galaxias spp. 2012-10-05
37 102020 Galaxiella munda McDowall, 1978 Western Dwarf Galaxias Western Dwarf Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102021 Galaxiella nigrostriata (Shipway, 1953) Blackstriped Dwarf Galaxias Blackstriped Dwarf Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102011 Galaxiella pusilla (Mack, 1936) Eastern Dwarf Galaxias Eastern Dwarf Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-10-01
37 102037 Galaxiella toourtkoourt Coleman & Raadik, 2015 [a galaxias] 2015-10-01 2015-10-01
37 102902 Galaxiella spp. 2012-10-05
37 102003 Neochanna cleaveri (Scott, 1934) Tasmanian Mudfish Tasmanian Mudfish 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102904 Neochanna spp. 2012-10-05
37 102012 Paragalaxias dissimilis (Regan, 1906) Shannon Galaxias Shannon Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102013 Paragalaxias eleotroides McDowall & Fulton, 1978 Great Lake Galaxias Great Lake Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102014 Paragalaxias julianus McDowall & Fulton, 1978 Julian Galaxias Julian Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102015 Paragalaxias mesotes McDowall & Fulton, 1978 Arthurs Galaxias Arthurs Galaxias 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102905 Paragalaxias spp. 2012-10-05
37 102906 Galaxiidae 2012-10-22
37 102022 Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Mees, 1961 Salamanderfish Salamanderfish 1997-01-01 2015-01-08
37 102903 Lepidogalaxias spp. 2012-10-05
37 102907 Lepidogalaxiidae 2012-10-22
37 097002 Microstoma australis Gon & Stewart, 2014 Slender Smallmouth Slender Smallmouth 1997-01-01 2014-11-14
37 097903 Microstoma spp. 2012-10-05
37 097008 Nansenia antarctica Kawaguchi & Butler, 1984 2022-11-04 2022-11-04
37 097004 Nansenia ardesiaca Jordan & Thompson, 1914 Robust Smallmouth Robust Smallmouth 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 097904 Nansenia spp. 2012-10-05
37 097906 Microstomatidae 2012-10-22
37 099004 Dolichopteryx anascopa Brauer, 1901 [a barreleye] 2015-01-27 2015-01-27
37 099904 Dolichopteryx spp. [a barreleye] 2015-01-27 2015-01-27
37 099001 Monacoa griseus Poulsen, Sado, Hahn, Byrkjedal, Moku & Miya, 2016 Grimaldi's Barreleye Grimaldi's Barreleye 1997-01-01 2017-12-20
37 099901 Monacoa spp. [a barreleye] 2012-10-05 2017-12-20
37 099002 Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) Glasshead Barreleye Glasshead Barreleye 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 099902 Rhynchohyalus spp. 2012-10-05
37 099003 Winteria telescopa Brauer, 1901 Binocular Fish Binocular Fish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 099903 Winteria spp. 2012-10-05
37 099000 Opisthoproctidae barreleyes 1999-08-10
37 096751 Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814) Rainbow smelt Rainbow smelt 2019-02-27 2019-02-27
37 096000 Osmeridae smelts 2004-09-30 2019-02-27
37 096750 Osmeridae SMELTS SMELTS 2004-09-30 2004-10-05
37 115002 Holtbyrnia laticauda Sazonov, 1976 Tusked Tubeshoulder Tusked Tubeshoulder 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 115901 Holtbyrnia spp. 2012-10-05
37 115005 Maulisia acuticeps Sazonov, 1976 Sharpsnout Tubeshoulder Sharpsnout Tubeshoulder 2004-03-16 2009-01-06
37 115003 Maulisia mauli Parr, 1960 Maul's Tubeshoulder Maul's Tubeshoulder 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 115006 Maulisia microlepis Sazonov & Golovan, 1976 Smallscale Tubeshoulder Smallscale Tubeshoulder 2004-03-16 2009-01-06
37 115902 Maulisia spp. 2012-10-05
37 115007 Normichthys yahganorum Lavenberg, 1965 [a tubeshoulder] 2012-08-02 2012-08-02
37 115903 Normichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 115001 Persparsia kopua (Phillipps, 1942) Spangled Tubeshoulder Spangled Tubeshoulder 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 115904 Persparsia spp. 2012-10-05
37 115004 Platytroctes apus Günther, 1878 Legless Tubeshoulder Legless Tubeshoulder 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 115905 Platytroctes spp. 2012-10-05
37 115000 Platytroctidae tubeshoulders 1999-08-10
37 103001 Prototroctes maraena Günther, 1864 Australian Grayling Australian Grayling 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 103902 Prototroctes spp. 2012-10-05
37 103904 Prototroctidae 2012-10-22
37 101001 Retropinna semoni (Weber, 1895) Australian Smelt Australian Smelt 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 101002 Retropinna tasmanica McCulloch, 1920 Tasmanian Smelt Tasmanian Smelt 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 101901 Retropinna spp. 2012-10-05
37 101000 Retropinnidae southern smelts 1999-08-10
37 100751 Neosalanx brevirostris (Pellegrin, 1923) [a noodlefish] 2004-04-06 2004-04-06
37 100901 Neosalanx spp. 2012-10-05
37 100752 Protosalanx chinensis (Basilewsky, 1855) [a noodlefish] 2004-04-06 2004-04-06
37 100902 Protosalanx spp. 2012-10-05
37 100753 Salangichthys microdon (Bleeker, 1860) [a noodlefish] 2004-04-06 2004-04-06
37 100903 Salangichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 100000 Salangidae noodlefishes 1999-08-10 2004-10-12
37 100750 Salangidae (imported species) ASIAN WHITEBAIT ASIAN WHITEBAIT 1997-01-01 2004-10-12
37 103000 Aplochitonidae, Prototroctidae galaxiids and southern graylings 1999-08-10
37 102000 Galaxiidae, Lepidogalaxiidae galaxias and salamanderfishes 1999-08-10 2004-08-17

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