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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Arthropoda (phylum) » Malacostraca (class) » Decapoda (order) » Nephropidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 28 786001 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Metanephrops australiensis (A.J. Bruce, 1966) |
CAAB category: | 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) |
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Family: | 28 786 Nephropidae (scampi) - show full list | |
Common Name: | Australian scampi | |
Common Names List: | northwest scampi | |
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Australian Scampi | |
Organism Type: | a true lobster or scampi | |
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Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
Parent Codes: |
28 786901
Metanephrops spp. |
Taxon Notes: | This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 703001 (FISHLIST 703001). | ||||||
Previous Codes (if any): | 00 703001, 703001 | ||||||
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Record source: | Davie, P.J.F., 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In: Wells, A. Houston, W.W.K., Editors, Zoological Catalogue of Australia., 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne 551pp. |
Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |