CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 83 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 188004 Amissidens hainesi (Kailola, 2000) Ridged Catfish Ridged Catfish 1997-01-01 2008-09-12
37 188902 Amissidens spp. 2012-10-05
37 188901 Arius spp. CATFISHES CATFISHES 1997-01-01 2004-10-12
37 188014 Cinetodus froggatti (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886) Smallmouth Catfish Smallmouth Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 188903 Cinetodus spp. 2012-10-05
37 188016 Hemiarius dioctes (Kailola, 2000) Warrior Catfish Warrior Catfish 2001-02-15 2009-01-06
37 188017 Hemiarius insidiator (Kailola, 2000) Flat Catfish Flat Catfish 2001-02-15 2009-01-06
37 188904 Hemiarius spp. 2012-10-05
37 188007 Hexanematichthys mastersi (Ogilby, 1898) Masters' Catfish Masters' Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 188905 Hexanematichthys spp. 2012-10-05
37 188011 Nemapteryx armiger (De Vis, 1884) Copper Catfish Copper Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 188906 Nemapteryx spp. 2012-10-05
37 188012 Neoarius berneyi (Whitley, 1941) Highfin Catfish Highfin Catfish 1997-01-01 2008-09-16
37 188005 Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867) Blue Catfish Blue Catfish 1997-01-01 2008-09-16
37 188006 Neoarius leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862) Boofhead Catfish Boofhead Catfish 1997-01-01 2008-10-01
37 188010 Neoarius midgleyi (Kailola & Pierce, 1988) Silver Cobbler Silver Cobbler 1997-01-01 2008-09-16
37 188015 Neoarius paucus (Kailola, 2000) Shovelnose Catfish Shovelnose Catfish 2001-02-15 2008-10-01
37 188018 Neoarius pectoralis (Kailola, 2000) Sawspine Catfish Sawspine Catfish 2001-02-15 2009-01-06
37 188907 Neoarius spp. 2012-10-05
37 188002 Netuma bilineata (Valenciennes, 1840) Two-line Sea Catfish Two-line Sea Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 188008 Netuma proxima (Ogilby, 1898) Arafura Catfish Arafura Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 188001 Netuma thalassina (Rüppell, 1837) Giant Sea Catfish Giant Sea Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 188908 Netuma spp. 2012-10-05
37 188003 Plicofollis argyropleuron (Valenciennes, 1840) Longsnout Catfish Longsnout Catfish 1997-01-01 2008-09-12
37 188013 Plicofollis nella (Valenciennes, 1840) Shieldhead Catfish Shieldhead Catfish 1997-01-01 2008-09-12
37 188909 Plicofollis spp. 2012-10-05
37 188000 Ariidae forktail catfishes 1999-08-10 2004-08-17
37 182751 Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) [a snake catfish] 2003-01-24 2003-01-24
37 182901 Clarias spp. 2012-10-05
37 182000 Clariidae [a snake catfish] 2003-01-24 2003-01-24
37 182750 Clariidae (imported species) SNAKE CATFISH SNAKE CATFISH 2003-01-24 2004-10-05
37 177754 Pangasianodon gigas Chevey, 1931 Pacific dory, freshwater fillet 2003-01-24 2012-01-09
37 177755 Pangasianodon hypophthalmus (Sauvage, 1878) Pacific dory, freshwater fillet 2003-01-24 2012-01-09
37 177901 Pangasianodon spp. 2012-10-05
37 177751 Pangasius bocourti Sauvage, 1880 Royal Basa Royal Basa 2002-11-26 2004-03-09
37 177752 Pangasius conchophilus Roberts & Vidthayanon, 1991 Pacific dory, freshwater fillet 2002-12-03 2004-03-09
37 177753 Pangasius djambal Bleeker, 1846 Pacific dory, freshwater fillet 2003-01-24 2004-03-09
37 177756 Pangasius pangasius (Hamilton, 1822) Pacific dory, freshwater fillet 2003-01-24 2004-03-09
37 177757 Pangasius sanitwongsei Smith, 1931 Pacific dory, freshwater fillet 2003-01-24 2004-03-09
37 177902 Pangasius spp. 2012-10-05
37 177750 Pangasiidae (imported species) BASA BASA 2002-11-20 2004-03-09
37 177000 Pangasiidae Basa Basa 2002-11-20 2004-08-17
37 192016 Anodontiglanis dahli Rendahl, 1922 Toothless Catfish Toothless Catfish 1997-01-01
37 192901 Anodontiglanis spp. 2012-10-05
37 192001 Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (Valenciennes, 1840) Estuary Cobbler Estuary Cobbler 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 192902 Cnidoglanis spp. 2012-10-05
37 192004 Euristhmus lepturus (Günther, 1864) Longtail Catfish Longtail Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 192007 Euristhmus microceps (Richardson, 1845) Smallhead Catfish Smallhead Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 192024 Euristhmus microphthalmus Murdy & Ferraris, 2006 [an eeltail catfish] 2007-01-18 2009-01-06
37 192003 Euristhmus nudiceps (Günther, 1880) Nakedhead Catfish Nakedhead Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 192025 Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris, 2006 [an eeltail catfish] 2007-01-18 2009-01-06
37 192903 Euristhmus spp. 2012-10-05
37 192018 Neosiluroides cooperensis Allen & Feinberg, 1998 Cooper Creek Catfish Cooper Creek Catfish 1997-01-01 2000-08-18
37 192904 Neosiluroides spp. 2012-10-05
37 192009 Neosilurus ater (Perugia, 1894) Black Catfish Black Catfish 1997-01-01
37 192010 Neosilurus brevidorsalis (Günther, 1867) Shortfin Catfish Shortfin Catfish 1997-01-01
37 192017 Neosilurus gloveri Allen & Feinberg, 1998 Dalhousie Catfish Dalhousie Catfish 1997-01-01 2006-01-10
37 192011 Neosilurus hyrtlii Steindachner, 1867 Hyrtl's Catfish Hyrtl's Catfish 1997-01-01
37 192023 Neosilurus mollespiculum Allen & Feinberg, 1998 Softspine Catfish Softspine Catfish 2000-08-18 2000-08-18
37 192019 Neosilurus pseudospinosus Allen & Feinberg, 1998 Falsespine Catfish Falsespine Catfish 1997-01-01 2000-08-18
37 192905 Neosilurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 192005 Paraplotosus albilabris (Valenciennes, 1840) Whitelip Catfish Whitelip Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 192020 Paraplotosus butleri Allen, 1998 Sailfin Catfish Sailfin Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 192022 Paraplotosus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1880) Kimberley Catfish Kimberley Catfish 2000-08-18 2009-01-06
37 192906 Paraplotosus spp. 2012-10-05
37 192013 Plotosus canius Hamilton, 1822 Eel Catfish Eel Catfish 1997-01-01 2012-06-19
37 192002 Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1791) Striped Catfish Striped Catfish 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 192907 Plotosus spp. 2012-10-05
37 192008 Porochilus argenteus (Zietz, 1896) Silver Catfish Silver Catfish 1997-01-01 2005-10-21
37 192014 Porochilus obbesi Weber, 1913 Obbes' Catfish Obbes' Catfish 1997-01-01
37 192012 Porochilus rendahli (Whitley, 1928) Rendahl's Catfish Rendahl's Catfish 1997-01-01 1997-01-14
37 192908 Porochilus spp. 2012-10-05
37 192021 Tandanus bellingerensis Welsh, Jerry, Burrows, Rourke, 2017 Bellinger catfish 2000-07-12 2017-06-28
37 192015 Tandanus bostocki Whitley, 1944 Freshwater Cobbler Freshwater Cobbler 1997-01-01 2003-07-07
37 192006 Tandanus tandanus (Mitchell, 1838) Freshwater Catfish Freshwater Catfish 1997-01-01 1997-01-14
37 192026 Tandanus tropicanus Welsh, Jerry & Burrows, 2014 [an eeltail catfish] 2014-05-27 2014-05-27
37 192909 Tandanus spp. 2012-10-05
37 192000 Plotosidae eeltail catfishes 1999-08-10 2004-08-17
37 175751 Phalacronotus apogon (Bleeker, 1851) [a sheatfish] 2002-12-03 2012-01-09
37 175901 Phalacronotus spp. 2012-10-05
37 175752 Silurus glanis Linnaeus, 1758 wels catfish 2002-12-03 2002-12-03
37 175902 Silurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 175750 Siluridae SHEATFISHES SHEATFISHES 2002-12-03 2012-10-22

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