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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Mollusca (phylum)  »  Cephalopoda (class)  »  Octopoda (order)  »  Octopodidae (family)

CAAB Code:	23 659901 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Octopus spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 23 - Mollusca - non-Gastropod groups Bivalves, Cephalopods, Chitons, etc. Family: 23 659 Octopodidae (octopus) - show full list Common Name (AS5300): OCTOPUSES Common Names List: Organism Type: an octopus Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 23 659921     Octopodidae Child Codes: 23 659001     Octopus australis 23 659002     Octopus berrima 23 659037     Octopus bulbus 23 659020     Octopus caerulescens 23 659060     Octopus campbelli 23 659021     Octopus cyanea 23 659005     Octopus djinda 23 659036     Octopus harpedon 23 659030     Octopus huttoni 23 659061     Octopus kaharoa 23 659026     Octopus kaurna 23 659076     Octopus laqueus 23 659062     Octopus mernoo 23 659038     Octopus micros 23 659063     Octopus oliveri 23 659004     Octopus pallidus 23 659077     Octopus pyrum 23 659055     Octopus sinensis 23 659029     Octopus superciliosus 23 659006     Octopus tetricus 23 659041     Octopus vulgaris 99 230023     Octopus sp. 2 99 230228     Octopus sp. 2 99 230229     Octopus sp. 3 99 230230     Octopus sp. 4 99 230022     Octopus sp. 99 230021     Octopus sp. a Previous Codes (if any): 00 601001, 601001

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Taxon Notes:	This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 601001 (FISHLIST 601001).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c8daac0b-6c50-4027-be03-4d3cf5d7e635 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138268 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2018-02-01 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Norman, M.D., Finn, J.K., Hochberg, F.G., 2014. Family Octopodidae. In: Jereb, P. Roper, C.F.E. Norman, M.D. Fin, J.K., Editors, Cephalopods of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of cephalopod species known to date. Volume 3. Octopods and vampire squids. FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes. No. 4.: 36-215. FAO, Rome 370pp.