CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 213 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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

  • Aulostomidae
    • Aulostomus chinensis    (Linnaeus, 1766)      Trumpetfish      37 277001
    • Aulostomus spp.              37 277901
    • Aulostomidae         trumpetfishes      37 277000
  • Centriscidae
    • Centriscidae         razorfishes      37 280000
  • Centriscidae: Centriscinae
    • Aeoliscus strigatus    (Günther, 1861)      Jointed Razorfish      37 280003
    • Aeoliscus spp.              37 280901
    • Centriscus cristatus    (De Vis, 1885)      Smooth Razorfish      37 280002
    • Centriscus scutatus    Linnaeus, 1758      Grooved Razorfish      37 280001
    • Centriscus spp.              37 280902
    • Centriscidae: Centriscinae         [a razorfish]      37 280900
  • Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae
    • Centriscops humerosus    (Richardson, 1846)      Banded Bellowsfish      37 279001
    • Centriscops spp.              37 279901
    • Macroramphosus gracilis    (Lowe, 1839)      Little Bellowsfish      37 279007
    • Macroramphosus scolopax    (Linnaeus, 1758)      Common Bellowsfish      37 279002
    • Macroramphosus spp.              37 279902
    • Notopogon lilliei    Regan, 1914      Crested Bellowsfish      37 279003
    • Notopogon xenosoma    Regan, 1914      Orange Bellowsfish      37 279005
    • Notopogon spp.              37 279903
    • Centriscidae: Macroramphosinae         bellowsfishes      37 279000
  • Fistulariidae
    • Fistularia commersonii    Rüppell, 1838      Smooth Flutemouth      37 278001
    • Fistularia petimba    Lacépède, 1803      Rough Flutemouth      37 278002
    • Fistularia spp.         [a flutemouth]      37 278900
    • Fistulariidae         flutemouths      37 278000
  • Solenostomidae
    • Solenostomus armatus    Weber, 1913      Longtail Ghostpipefish      37 281004
    • Solenostomus cyanopterus    Bleeker, 1854      Robust Ghostpipefish      37 281001
    • Solenostomus halimeda    Orr, Fritzsche & Randall, 2002      Halimeda Ghostpipefish      37 281003
    • Solenostomus paegnius    Jordan & Thompson, 1914      Roughsnout Ghostpipefish      37 281006
    • Solenostomus paradoxus    (Pallas, 1770)      Ornate Ghostpipefish      37 281002
    • Solenostomus spp.              37 281901
    • Solenostomidae         ghost pipefishes      37 281000
  • Syngnathidae
    • Acentronura breviperula    Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949      Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse      37 282035
    • Acentronura spp.              37 282901
    • Bhanotia fasciolata    (Duméril, 1870)      Barbed Pipefish      37 282104
    • Bhanotia spp.              37 282902
    • Bulbonaricus brauni    (Dawson & Allen, 1978)      Braun's Pughead Pipefish      37 282037
    • Bulbonaricus davaoensis    (Herald, 1953)      Davao Pughead Pipefish      37 282038
    • Bulbonaricus spp.              37 282903
    • Campichthys galei    (Duncker, 1909)      Gale's Pipefish      37 282039
    • Campichthys tricarinatus    Dawson, 1977      Three-keel Pipefish      37 282040
    • Campichthys tryoni    (Ogilby, 1890)      Tryon's Pipefish      37 282041
    • Campichthys spp.              37 282904
    • Choeroichthys brachysoma    (Bleeker, 1855)      Pacific Shortbody Pipefish      37 282042
    • Choeroichthys cinctus    Dawson, 1976      Barred Shortbody Pipefish      37 282043
    • Choeroichthys latispinosus    Dawson, 1978      Muiron Pipefish      37 282044
    • Choeroichthys sculptus    (Günther, 1870)      Sculptured Pipefish      37 282045
    • Choeroichthys suillus    Whitley, 1951      Pigsnout Pipefish      37 282046
    • Choeroichthys spp.              37 282905
    • Corythoichthys amplexus    Dawson & Randall, 1975      Redbanded Pipefish      37 282047
    • Corythoichthys benedetto    Allen & Erdmann, 2008      [a pipefish]      37 282128
    • Corythoichthys conspicillatus    (Jenyns, 1842)      Reticulate Pipefish      37 282032
    • Corythoichthys haematopterus    (Bleeker, 1851)      Reeftop Pipefish      37 282048
    • Corythoichthys intestinalis    (Ramsay, 1881)      Messmate Pipefish      37 282049
    • Corythoichthys ocellatus    Herald, 1953      Ocellate Pipefish      37 282050
    • Corythoichthys paxtoni    Dawson, 1977      Paxton's Pipefish      37 282051
    • Corythoichthys schultzi    Herald, 1953      Schultz's Pipefish      37 282052
    • Corythoichthys spp.              37 282906
    • Cosmocampus banneri    (Herald & Randall, 1972)      Rough-ridge Pipefish      37 282053
    • Cosmocampus darrosanus    (Dawson & Randall, 1975)      Whiteface Pipefish      37 282054
    • Cosmocampus howensis    (Whitley, 1948)      Lord Howe Pipefish      37 282055
    • Cosmocampus maxweberi    (Whitley, 1933)      Maxweber's Pipefish      37 282056
    • Cosmocampus spp.              37 282907
    • Doryrhamphus excisus    Kaup, 1856      Bluestripe Pipefish      37 282058
    • Doryrhamphus janssi    (Herald & Randall, 1972)      Cleaner Pipefish      37 282059
    • Doryrhamphus negrosensis    Herre, 1934      Flagtail Pipefish      37 282060
    • Doryrhamphus sp. 1 [in Kuiter, 2000]         [a pipefish]      37 282129
    • Doryrhamphus spp.              37 282908
    • Dunckerocampus baldwini    Herald & Randall, 1972      [a pipefish]      37 282137
    • Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus    (Bleeker, 1853)      Banded Pipefish      37 282057
    • Dunckerocampus pessuliferus    Fowler, 1938      Yellowbanded Pipefish      37 282108
    • Dunckerocampus spp.              37 282909
    • Festucalex cinctus    (Ramsay, 1882)      Girdled Pipefish      37 282061
    • Festucalex gibbsi    Dawson, 1977      Gibbs' Pipefish      37 282062
    • Festucalex scalaris    (Günther, 1870)      Ladder Pipefish      37 282063
    • Festucalex spp.              37 282910
    • Filicampus tigris    (Castelnau, 1879)      Tiger Pipefish      37 282064
    • Filicampus spp.              37 282911
    • Halicampus boothae    (Whitley, 1964)      Booth's Pipefish      37 282107
    • Halicampus brocki    (Herald, 1953)      Tasselled Pipefish      37 282065
    • Halicampus dunckeri    (Chabanaud, 1929)      Ridgenose Pipefish      37 282066
    • Halicampus grayi    Kaup, 1856      Mud Pipefish      37 282030
    • Halicampus macrorhynchus    Bamber, 1915      Whiskered Pipefish      37 282067
    • Halicampus mataafae    (Jordan & Seale, 1906)      Samoan Pipefish      37 282068
    • Halicampus nitidus    (Günther, 1873)      Glittering Pipefish      37 282069
    • Halicampus spinirostris    (Dawson & Allen, 1981)      Spinysnout Pipefish      37 282070
    • Halicampus spp.              37 282912
    • Haliichthys taeniophorus    Gray, 1859      Ribboned Pipehorse      37 282007
    • Haliichthys spp.              37 282913
    • Heraldia nocturna    Paxton, 1975      Upside-down Pipefish      37 282071
    • Heraldia sp. 1 [in Kuiter, 2000]         [a pipefish]      37 282130
    • Heraldia spp.              37 282914
    • Hippichthys cyanospilos    (Bleeker, 1854)      Bluespeckled Pipefish      37 282072
    • Hippichthys heptagonus    Bleeker, 1849      Madura Pipefish      37 282073
    • Hippichthys parvicarinatus    (Dawson, 1978)      Short-keel Pipefish      37 282074
    • Hippichthys penicillus    (Cantor, 1849)      Beady Pipefish      37 282075
    • Hippichthys spicifer    (Rüppell, 1838)      Bellybar Pipefish      37 282076
    • Hippichthys spp.              37 282915
    • Hippocampus abdominalis    Lesson, 1827      Bigbelly Seahorse      37 282120
    • Hippocampus alatus    Kuiter, 2001      Winged Seahorse      37 282118
    • Hippocampus angustus    Günther, 1870      Western Spiny Seahorse      37 282005
    • Hippocampus bargibanti    Whitley, 1970      Pygmy Seahorse      37 282106
    • Hippocampus biocellatus    Kuiter, 2001      False-eye Seahorse      37 282115
    • Hippocampus bleekeri    Fowler, 1908      Potbelly Seahorse      37 282010
    • Hippocampus breviceps    Peters, 1869      Shorthead Seahorse      37 282026
    • Hippocampus colemani    Kuiter, 2003      Coleman's Seahorse      37 282111
    • Hippocampus dahli    Ogilby, 1908      Lowcrown Seahorse      37 282114
    • Hippocampus denise    Lourie & Randall, 2003      [a seahorse]      37 282136
    • Hippocampus grandiceps    Kuiter, 2001      Bighead Seahorse      37 282126
    • Hippocampus hendriki    Kuiter, 2001      Eastern Spiny Seahorse      37 282125
    • Hippocampus histrix    Kaup, 1856      [a pipefish]      37 282134
    • Hippocampus jugumus    Kuiter, 2001      Collar Seahorse      37 282112
    • Hippocampus kampylotrachelos    Bleeker, 1854      Smooth Seahorse      37 282113
    • Hippocampus kelloggi    Jordan & Snyder, 1901      [a seahorse]      37 282142
    • Hippocampus minotaur    Gomon, 1997      Bullneck Seahorse      37 282105
    • Hippocampus montebelloensis    Kuiter, 2001      Monte Bello Seahorse      37 282121
    • Hippocampus multispinus    Kuiter, 2001      Northern Spiny Seahorse      37 282124
    • Hippocampus paradoxus    Foster & Gomon, 2010      [a seahorse]      37 282135
    • Hippocampus planifrons    Peters, 1877      Flatface Seahorse      37 282078
    • Hippocampus pontohi    Lourie & Kuiter, 2008      [a seahorse]      37 282141
    • Hippocampus semispinosus    Kuiter, 2001      Halfspine Seahorse      37 282119
    • Hippocampus spinosissimus    Weber, 1913      Queensland Seahorse      37 282110
    • Hippocampus subelongatus    Castelnau, 1873      West Australian Seahorse      37 282123
    • Hippocampus taeniopterus    Bleeker, 1852      Common Seahorse      37 282033
    • Hippocampus tristis    Castelnau, 1872      Sad Seahorse      37 282117
    • Hippocampus tuberculatus    Castelnau, 1875      Knobby Seahorse      37 282116
    • Hippocampus whitei    Bleeker, 1855      White's Seahorse      37 282027
    • Hippocampus zebra    Whitley, 1964      Zebra Seahorse      37 282080
    • Hippocampus spp.         seahorses      37 282900
    • Histiogamphelus briggsii    McCulloch, 1914      Crested Pipefish      37 282011
    • Histiogamphelus cristatus    (Macleay, 1881)      Rhino Pipefish      37 282081
    • Histiogamphelus spp.              37 282916
    • Hypselognathus horridus    Dawson & Glover, 1982      Shaggy Pipefish      37 282082
    • Hypselognathus rostratus    (Waite & Hale, 1921)      Knifesnout Pipefish      37 282012
    • Hypselognathus spp.              37 282917
    • Idiotropiscis australe    (Waite & Hale, 1921)      Southern Pygmy Pipehorse      37 282034
    • Idiotropiscis larsonae    (Dawson, 1984)      Helen's Pygmy Pipehorse      37 282036
    • Idiotropiscis lumnitzeri    Kuiter, 2004      Sydney's Pygmy Pipehorse      37 282127
    • Idiotropiscis spp.              37 282918
    • Kaupus costatus    (Waite & Hale, 1921)      Deepbody Pipefish      37 282014
    • Kaupus spp.              37 282919
    • Kimblaeus bassensis    Dawson, 1980      Trawl Pipefish      37 282083
    • Kimblaeus sp [of Last et al 2014]         [a pipefish]      37 282139
    • Kimblaeus spp.              37 282920
    • Leptoichthys fistularius    Kaup, 1853      Brushtail Pipefish      37 282013
    • Leptoichthys spp.              37 282921
    • Lissocampus caudalis    Waite & Hale, 1921      Smooth Pipefish      37 282016
    • Lissocampus fatiloquus    (Whitley, 1943)      Prophet's Pipefish      37 282084
    • Lissocampus runa    (Whitley, 1931)      Javelin Pipefish      37 282009
    • Lissocampus spp.              37 282922
    • Maroubra perserrata    Whitley, 1948      Sawtooth Pipefish      37 282085
    • Maroubra spp.              37 282923
    • Micrognathus andersonii    (Bleeker, 1858)      Anderson's Pipefish      37 282086
    • Micrognathus micronotopterus    (Fowler, 1938)      Tidepool Pipefish      37 282088
    • Micrognathus natans    Dawson, 1982      Offshore Pipefish      37 282089
    • Micrognathus pygmaeus    Fritzsche, 1981      Thorntail Pipefish      37 282087
    • Micrognathus spp.              37 282924
    • Microphis brachyurus    (Bleeker, 1853)      Short-tail Pipefish      37 282090
    • Microphis manadensis    (Bleeker, 1856)      Manado Pipefish      37 282091
    • Microphis spp.              37 282925
    • Mitotichthys meraculus    (Whitley, 1948)      Western Crested Pipefish      37 282092
    • Mitotichthys mollisoni    (Scott, 1955)      Mollison's Pipefish      37 282022
    • Mitotichthys semistriatus    (Kaup, 1856)      Halfbanded Pipefish      37 282015
    • Mitotichthys tuckeri    (Scott, 1942)      Tucker's Pipefish      37 282025
    • Mitotichthys spp.              37 282926
    • Nannocampus lindemanensis    (Whitley, 1948)      Painted Pipefish      37 282093
    • Nannocampus sp. 1 [in Kuiter, 2000]         [a pipefish]      37 282131
    • Nannocampus subosseus    Günther, 1870      Bonyhead Pipefish      37 282094
    • Nannocampus spp.              37 282927
    • Notiocampus ruber    (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1886)      Red Pipefish      37 282095
    • Notiocampus spp.              37 282928
    • Penetopteryx taeniocephalus    Lunel, 1881      [a pipefish]      37 282138
    • Penetopteryx spp.              37 282929
    • Phoxocampus belcheri    (Kaup, 1856)      Black Rock Pipefish      37 282109
    • Phoxocampus diacanthus    (Schultz, 1943)      Paleblotched Pipefish      37 282096
    • Phoxocampus spp.              37 282930
    • Phycodurus eques    (Günther, 1865)      Leafy Seadragon      37 282001
    • Phycodurus spp.              37 282931
    • Phyllopteryx dewysea    Stiller, Wilson & Rouse, 2015      [a pipefish]      37 282140
    • Phyllopteryx taeniolatus    (Lacépède, 1804)      Common Seadragon      37 282002
    • Phyllopteryx spp.              37 282932
    • Pugnaso curtirostris    (Castelnau, 1872)      Pugnose Pipefish      37 282021
    • Pugnaso spp.              37 282933
    • Siokunichthys breviceps    Smith, 1963      Softcoral Pipefish      37 282097
    • Siokunichthys spp.              37 282934
    • Solegnathus dunckeri    Whitley, 1927      Duncker's Pipehorse      37 282098
    • Solegnathus guentheri    Duncker, 1915      Gunther's Pipehorse      37 282003
    • Solegnathus robustus    McCulloch, 1911      Robust Pipehorse      37 282004
    • Solegnathus sp. 1 [in Kuiter, 2000]         [a pipefish]      37 282099
    • Solegnathus sp. 2 [in Kuiter, 2000]         [a pipefish]      37 282133
    • Solegnathus spinosissimus    (Günther, 1870)      Spiny Pipehorse      37 282029
    • Solegnathus spp.              37 282935
    • Stigmatopora argus    (Richardson, 1840)      Spotted Pipefish      37 282017
    • Stigmatopora harastii    Short & Trevor-Jones, 2020      [a pipefish]      37 282143
    • Stigmatopora narinosa    Browne & Smith, 2007      Gulf Pipefish      37 282132
    • Stigmatopora nigra    Kaup, 1856      Widebody Pipefish      37 282018
    • Stigmatopora spp.              37 282936
    • Stipecampus cristatus    (McCulloch & Waite, 1918)      Ringback Pipefish      37 282019
    • Stipecampus spp.              37 282937
    • Syngnathoides biaculeatus    (Bloch, 1785)      Double-end Pipehorse      37 282100
    • Syngnathoides spp.              37 282938
    • Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus    (Bleeker, 1857)      Bentstick Pipefish      37 282006
    • Trachyrhamphus longirostris    Kaup, 1856      Straightstick Pipefish      37 282101
    • Trachyrhamphus spp.              37 282939
    • Urocampus carinirostris    Castelnau, 1872      Hairy Pipefish      37 282008
    • Urocampus coelorhynchus    Günther, 1873           37 282144
    • Urocampus guentheri    Duncker, 1909           37 282145
    • Urocampus paucianulus    Araki & Motomura, 2022           37 282146
    • Urocampus spp.              37 282940
    • Vanacampus margaritifer    (Peters, 1868)      Mother-of-pearl Pipefish      37 282102
    • Vanacampus phillipi    (Lucas, 1891)      Port Phillip Pipefish      37 282023
    • Vanacampus poecilolaemus    (Peters, 1868)      Longsnout Pipefish      37 282024
    • Vanacampus vercoi    (Waite & Hale, 1921)      Verco's Pipefish      37 282103
    • Vanacampus spp.              37 282941
    • Syngnathidae         pipefishes      37 282000

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