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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	28 880901 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Chionoecetes spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) Family: 28 880 Oregoniidae (spider crabs) - show full list Common Name (AS5300): SNOW CRABS Common Names List: snow crab Organism Type: a spider crab Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Special purpose listing - see taxon notes Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 28 880915     Oregoniidae Child Codes: 28 880158     Chionoecetes bairdi 28 880157     Chionoecetes opilio Previous Codes (if any): 00 702906, 702906

Taxon Notes:

These northern hemisphere crabs are imported into Australia as seafood. 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 702906 (FISHLIST 702906).

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Scientific Name verified against:

Ng, P.K.L., Guinot, D., Davie, P.J.F, 2008. Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant brachyuran crabs of the world., The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement, Vol. 17: 1-286.