CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 018020 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hemigaleus australiensis White, Last & Compagno, 2005
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 18 Hemigaleidae (Weasel Sharks) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Weasel Shark
Common Names List:	weasel shark
Organism Type:	a weasel shark
Synonyms:	Hemigaleus microstoma [misidentification]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 018907 Hemigaleus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	018020, 37 018017, 018017

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 [502] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 1 to 170 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e83bf205-6bf0-446d-b012-bb9034cf5994 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	3258 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at FoA
ITIS	160582 View at ITIS
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281023 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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