CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Arthropoda (phylum)  »  Malacostraca (class)  »  Decapoda (order)  »  Penaeidae (family)

CAAB Code: 28 711910 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Melicertus latisulcatus, Melicertus plebejus & Melicertus longistylus  

Rank: Genus
CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.)
Family: 28 711 Penaeidae (penaeid prawns) - show full list
Common Name: king prawns
Organism Type: a penaeid prawn
Synonyms: Melicertus latisulcatus
Melicertus plebejus
Melicertus longistylus
Penaeus latisulcatus
Penaeus plebejus
Penaeus longistylus
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Marine unspecified
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.
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