CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxa List

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List of 82 taxa grouped by families - click on CAAB code to see taxon report.

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

  • Centrophoridae
    • Centrophorus granulosus    (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)      Gulper Shark      37 020023
    • Centrophorus harrissoni    McCulloch, 1915      Harrisson's Dogfish      37 020010
    • Centrophorus moluccensis    Bleeker, 1860      Endeavour Dogfish      37 020001
    • Centrophorus squamosus    (Bonnaterre, 1788)      Leafscale Gulper Shark      37 020009
    • Centrophorus uyato    (Rafinesque, 1810)      Southern Dogfish      37 020011
    • Centrophorus westraliensis    White, Ebert & Compagno, 2008      Western Gulper Shark      37 020050
    • Centrophorus spp.         [gulper sharks]      37 020908
    • Deania calceus    (Lowe, 1839)      Brier Shark      37 020003
    • Deania quadrispinosa    (McCulloch, 1915)      Longsnout Dogfish      37 020004
    • Deania spp.              37 020913
    • Deania calceus & Deania quadrispinosa         platypus shark      37 020905
    • Centrophoridae              37 020921
    • Centrophorus harrissoni, Centrophorus moluccensis & Centrophorus uyato         Endeavour dogfish      37 020902
  • Dalatiidae
    • Dalatias licha    (Bonnaterre, 1788)      Black Shark      37 020002
    • Dalatias spp.              37 020912
    • Euprotomicrus bispinatus    (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)      Pygmy Shark      37 020034
    • Euprotomicrus spp.              37 020914
    • Isistius brasiliensis    (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)      Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark      37 020014
    • Isistius plutodus    Garrick & Springer, 1964      Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark      37 020043
    • Isistius spp.              37 020915
    • Squaliolus aliae    Teng, 1959      Smalleye Pygmy Shark      37 020017
    • Squaliolus spp.              37 020919
    • Dalatiidae              37 020922
  • Echinorhinidae
    • Echinorhinus brucus    (Bonnaterre, 1788)      Bramble Shark      37 022001
    • Echinorhinus cookei    Pietschmann, 1928      Prickly Shark      37 022002
    • Echinorhinus spp.              37 022901
    • Echinorhinidae         bramble sharks      37 022000
  • Etmopteridae
    • Centroscyllium kamoharai    Abe, 1966      Bareskin Dogfish      37 020024
    • Centroscyllium spp.              37 020909
    • Etmopterus bigelowi    Shirai & Tachikawa, 1993      Smooth Lanternshark      37 020027
    • Etmopterus brachyurus    Smith & Radcliffe, 1912      Short-tail Lanternshark      37 020032
    • Etmopterus dianthus    Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002      Pink Lanternshark      37 020029
    • Etmopterus dislineatus    Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002      Lined Lanternshark      37 020031
    • Etmopterus evansi    Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002      Blackmouth Lanternshark      37 020030
    • Etmopterus fusus    Last, Burgess & Séret, 2002      Pygmy Lanternshark      37 020028
    • Etmopterus granulosus    (Günther, 1880)      Southern Lanternshark      37 020021
    • Etmopterus litvinovi    Parin & Kotlyar, 1990           37 020059
    • Etmopterus lucifer    Jordan & Snyder, 1902      Blackbelly Lanternshark      37 020005
    • Etmopterus molleri    (Whitley, 1939)      Moller's Lanternshark      37 020033
    • Etmopterus pusillus    (Lowe, 1839)      Slender Lanternshark      37 020015
    • Etmopterus unicolor    (Engelhardt, 1912)      Bristled Lanternshark      37 020022
    • Etmopterus spp.         lantern sharks      37 020907
    • Etmopteridae              37 020925
  • Oxynotidae
    • Oxynotus bruniensis    (Ogilby, 1893)      Prickly Dogfish      37 021001
    • Oxynotus spp.              37 021901
    • Oxynotidae         prickly dogfishes      37 021000
  • Somniosidae
    • Centroscymnus coelolepis    Bocage & Capello, 1864      Portuguese Dogfish      37 020025
    • Centroscymnus owstonii    Garman, 1906      Owston's Dogfish      37 020019
    • Centroscymnus spp.         [a dogfish]      37 020906
    • Centroselachus crepidater    (Bocage & Capello, 1864)      Golden Dogfish      37 020012
    • Centroselachus spp.              37 020910
    • Scymnodalatias albicauda    Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986      Whitetail Dogfish      37 020035
    • Scymnodalatias sherwoodi    (Archey, 1921)      Sherwood's Dogfish      37 020052
    • Scymnodalatias spp.              37 020917
    • Scymnodon macracanthus    (Regan, 1906)      Plunket's Dogfish      37 020013
    • Scymnodon spp.         [a sleeper shark]      37 020916
    • Somniosus antarcticus    Whitley, 1939      Southern Sleeper Shark      37 020036
    • Somniosus spp.              37 020918
    • Zameus squamulosus    (Günther, 1877)      Velvet Dogfish      37 020042
    • Zameus spp.              37 020920
    • Somniosidae              37 020924
  • Squalidae
    • Cirrhigaleus australis    White, Last & Stevens, 2007      Mandarin Shark      37 020049
    • Cirrhigaleus spp.              37 020911
    • Squalus cf. megalops         (Southern) Spikey Spurdog      37 020055
    • Squalus acanthias    Linnaeus, 1758      Whitespotted Dogfish      37 020008
    • Squalus albifrons    Last, White & Stevens, 2007      Eastern Highfin Spurdog      37 020038
    • Squalus altipinnis    Last, White & Stevens, 2007      Western Highfin Spurdog      37 020018
    • Squalus chloroculus    Last, White & Motomura, 2007      Greeneye Spurdog      37 020048
    • Squalus crassispinus    Last, Edmunds & Yearsley, 2007      Fatspine Spurdog      37 020039
    • Squalus edmundsi    White, Last & Stevens, 2007      Edmunds' Spurdog      37 020046
    • Squalus grahami    White, Last & Stevens, 2007      Eastern Longnose Spurdog      37 020041
    • Squalus griffini    Phillipps, 1931      Northern Spiny Dogfish      37 020054
    • Squalus megalops    (Macleay, 1881)      Spikey Dogfish      37 020006
    • Squalus montalbani    Whitley, 1931      Philippine Spurdog      37 020047
    • Squalus nasutus    Last, Marshall & White, 2007      Western Longnose Spurdog      37 020040
    • Squalus notocaudatus    Last, White & Stevens, 2007      Bartail Spurdog      37 020037
    • Squalus raoulensis    Duffy & Last, 2007           37 020058
    • Squalus sp. A         (Southern) Whitetail Spurdog      37 020057
    • Squalus sp. B         (Northern) Whitetail Spurdog      37 020056
    • Squalus spp.         greeneye dogfish      37 020901
    • Squalidae              37 020923
  • family not defined
    • Centrophoridae, Dalatiidae, Squalidae, Somniosidae & Etmopteridae         gulper sharks, sleeper sharks & dogfishes      37 020000

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