CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 42 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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

CAAB Scientific Name Authority AS5300 AS5301 Common Created Revised
37 013013 Brachaelurus colcloughi Ogilby, 1908 Colclough's Shark Colclough's Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013007 Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Blind Shark Blind Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013901 Brachaelurus spp. 2012-10-05
37 013910 Brachaeluridae 2012-10-22
37 013010 Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1830) Tawny Shark Tawny Shark 1997-01-01 2008-07-30
37 013905 Nebrius spp. 2012-10-05
37 013911 Ginglymostomatidae 2012-10-22
37 013008 Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838 Grey Carpetshark Grey Carpetshark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013902 Chiloscyllium spp. 2012-10-05
37 013024 Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967 [a blind shark] 2013-11-13 2013-11-13
37 013014 Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788) Epaulette Shark Epaulette Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013015 Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1843 Speckled Carpetshark Speckled Carpetshark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013904 Hemiscyllium spp. 2012-10-05
37 013912 Hemiscylliidae 2012-10-22
37 013011 Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867) Tasselled Wobbegong Tasselled Wobbegong 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013903 Eucrossorhinus spp. 2012-10-05
37 013021 Orectolobus floridus Last & Chidlow, 2008 Floral Banded Wobbegong 2008-01-04 2012-06-01
37 013020 Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940 Gulf Wobbegong 2007-05-02 2012-06-01
37 013016 Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006 Western Wobbegong 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013003 Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) Spotted Wobbegong Spotted Wobbegong 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013001 Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883) Banded Wobbegong Banded Wobbegong 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013022 Orectolobus parvimaculatus Last & Chidlow, 2008 Dwarf Spotted Wobbegong 2008-01-04 2012-06-01
37 013023 Orectolobus reticulatus Last, Pogonoski & White, 2008 Network Wobbegong 2008-07-15 2012-06-01
37 013017 Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939 Northern Wobbegong Northern Wobbegong 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013906 Orectolobus spp. 2012-10-05
37 013012 Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters, 1864) Cobbler Wobbegong Cobbler Wobbegong 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 013909 Sutorectus spp. 2012-10-05
37 013900 Orectolobidae WOBBEGONG WOBBEGONG 2002-07-12 2006-06-13
37 013002 Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 Collar Carpetshark Collar Carpetshark 1997-01-01
37 013019 Parascyllium elongatum Last & Stevens, 2008 Western Dwarf Catshark 1997-01-01 2008-07-15
37 013005 Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911 Rusty Carpetshark Rusty Carpetshark 1997-01-01 2008-07-30
37 013018 Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last, 2002 Ginger Carpetshark Ginger Carpetshark 1997-01-01 2002-06-19
37 013004 Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853) Varied Carpetshark Varied Carpetshark 1997-01-01 2008-07-30
37 013907 Parascyllium spp. 2012-10-05
37 013913 Parascylliidae 2012-10-22
37 014001 Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 Whale Shark Whale Shark 1997-01-01 2009-01-06
37 014901 Rhincodon spp. 2012-10-05
37 014000 Rhincodontidae whale sharks 1999-08-10
37 013006 Stegostoma tigrinum (Forster, 1781) Zebra Shark Zebra Shark 1997-01-01 2020-05-27
37 013908 Stegostoma spp. 2012-10-05
37 013914 Stegostomatidae 2012-10-22
37 013000 Brachaeluridae & related families blind, nurse, carpet and zebra sharks 1999-08-10 2006-02-22

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