CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO 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: View detailed map or click on map to see same. 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.

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