CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 33 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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Animalia (kingdom)   Chordata (phylum)   Elasmobranchii (class)   Lamniformes (order)

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 012003 Alopias pelagicus Nakamura, 1935 Pelagic Thresher Pelagic Thresher 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 012002 Alopias superciliosus (Lowe, 1841) Bigeye Thresher Bigeye Thresher 1997-01-01 2011-12-19
37 012001 Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Thresher Shark Thresher Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 012901 Alopias spp. 2012-10-05
37 012000 Alopiidae thresher sharks 1999-08-10
37 008001 Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 Greynurse Shark Greynurse Shark 1997-01-01 2020-06-01
37 008901 Carcharias spp. [a sand tiger shark] 2012-10-05 2020-06-01
37 008904 Carchariidae [a grey nurse shark] 2020-06-01 2020-06-01
37 011001 Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, 1765) Basking Shark Basking Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 011901 Cetorhinus spp. 2012-10-05
37 011000 Cetorhinidae basking sharks 1999-08-10
37 010003 Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) White Shark White Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 010901 Carcharodon spp. 2012-10-05
37 010001 Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque, 1810 Shortfin Mako Shortfin Mako 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 010002 Isurus paucus Guitart Manday, 1966 Longfin Mako Longfin Mako 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 010902 Isurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 010004 Lamna nasus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Porbeagle Porbeagle 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 010903 Lamna spp. 2012-10-05
37 010000 Lamnidae mackerel sharks 1999-08-10
37 009001 Megachasma pelagios Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983 Megamouth Shark Megamouth Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 009901 Megachasma spp. 2012-10-05
37 009904 Megachasmidae 2012-10-22
37 009002 Mitsukurina owstoni Jordan, 1898 Goblin Shark Goblin Shark 1997-01-01
37 009902 Mitsukurina spp. 2012-10-05
37 009905 Mitsukurinidae 2012-10-22
37 008003 Odontaspis ferox (Risso, 1810) Sandtiger Shark Sandtiger Shark 1997-01-01 2008-07-30
37 008902 Odontaspis spp. 2012-10-05
37 008903 Odontaspididae [a sand tiger shark] 2020-06-01 2020-06-01
37 008000 Odontaspididae, Carchariidae sand tiger sharks, sand sharks, grey nurse sharks 1999-08-10 2020-06-01
37 009003 Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Matsubara, 1936) Crocodile Shark Crocodile Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 009903 Pseudocarcharias spp. 2012-10-05
37 009906 Pseudocarchariidae 2012-10-22
37 009000 Megachasmidae, Mitsukurinidae, Pseudocarchariidae megamouth, goblin and crocodile sharks 1999-08-10 2000-07-04

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