CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 018035 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley, 1943)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 18 Carcharhinidae (Whaler Sharks) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Creek Whaler
Common Names List:	creek whaler creek whaler shark
Organism Type:	a whaler shark
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes:	37 018904 Carcharhinus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	018035

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

Expected species depth range is from 0 to 40 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:95c130ab-4e2c-4aa7-8a98-682d43b811f0 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	2888 View at FoA
ITIS	160380 View at ITIS
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271321 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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