CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Carcharhiniformes (order) » (family)

CAAB Code:	37 018000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Carcharhinidae, Hemigaleidae
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 18 (whaler sharks and weasel sharks) - show full list
Standard Name:	whaler and weasel sharks
Common Names List:	whaler sharks weasel sharks
Organism Type:	a whaler shark or weasel shark
Synonyms:	Carcharhinidae Hemigaleidae
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Previous Codes (if any):	018000, 37 018019, 018019, 37 018016, 018016, 37 018077, 018077

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Occurrence locations [18] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

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:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d9587ac2-71ff-4b93-a9cc-a8be9ccb5491 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report