CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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CAAB Code:	37 018006 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell, 1837)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 18 Carcharhinidae (Whaler Sharks) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Milk Shark
Common Names List:	milk shark blacktip shark
Organism Type:	a whaler shark
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m) Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 018912 Rhizoprionodon spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	018006

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
Occurrence locations [480] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 0 to 200 m.

Common/Standard Name Notes:

"blacktip shark" is the marketing name for this species

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e017888d-fc35-43d3-969d-ba7c5d9eb102 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	1965 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105802 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-08-21 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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