Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 013000 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Brachaeluridae & related families
- Rank
- Genus
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Family
- 37 13 (blind sharks, nurse sharks, longtail carpet sharks, wobbegongs, catsharks and zebra sharks) - show full list
- Standard Name
- blind, nurse, carpet and zebra sharks
- Common Names List
- blind, nurse, longtail carpet, cat, and zebra sharks
blind sharks
nurse sharks
longtail carpet sharks
cat sharks
zebra sharks
wobbegongs
collar carpet sharks - Organism Type
- a blind shark, nurse shark, longtail carpet shark, wobbegong, catshark or zebra shark
- Synonyms
- Brachaeluridae Ginglymostomatidae Orectolobidae Stegostomatidae Parascylliidae Hemiscylliidae
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Previous Codes
(if any) - 013000
- Taxon Notes
- This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
- Scientific Name Notes
- Originally a single family, split in more recent treatments
- Identifiers
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World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148807
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2017-09-08
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map
Occurrence locations [27] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records