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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Carcharhiniformes (order) » Carcharhinidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 018013 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle, 1839) |
| 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 2014-08-11. Occurrence locations [1000] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
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| Family: | 37 18 Carcharhinidae (Whaler Sharks) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Spot-tail Shark | |
| Common Names List: | spot-tail shark sorrah shark blacktip shark | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Blacktip Shark | |
| Organism Type: | a whaler shark | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:  | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 018904
Carcharhinus spp. |
| Scientific Name Notes: | According to Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: "Evidently Müller & Henle alone were responsible for the description, so authorship is regarded as Müller & Henle (ex Valenciennes)". | ||||||||
| Common/Standard Name Notes: | "blacktip shark" is the marketing name for this species | ||||||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 018013 | ||||||||
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