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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Carcharhiniformes (order) » Triakidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 017001 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Mustelus antarcticus Günther, 1870 |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-18. Occurrence locations [951] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
| Family: | 37 17 Triakidae (Hound Sharks) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Gummy Shark | |
| Common Names List: | gummy shark | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Gummy Shark | |
| Organism Type: | a hound shark | |
| Synonyms: |
Mustelus sp. B [in Last & Stevens, 1994: 214-215; in part - eastern form] | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:  | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 017901
Mustelus spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | White et al 2021 noted that Mustelus walkeri (originally coded as 37017011) is now a synonym of M. antarcticus. | ||||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 017001, 37 017011 | ||||||
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