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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 015907 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Figaro spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 15 Pentanchidae (Deepwater Catsharks) - show full list Standard Name: [a catshark] Organism Type: a catshark Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 37 015912     Pentanchidae Child Codes: 37 015009     Figaro boardmani 37 015034     Figaro striatus

Taxon Notes:	Figaro was a synonym of Galeus until resurrected by Gledhill et al 2008. Although Figaro was not included in the family redefinition paper of Iglesias et al 2005, it is now included in Pentanchidae on advice of W.White, CSIRO (pers. comm. 1 June 2020).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6081f2c6-57d1-48fc-981b-2aa0a026083a Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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