CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Squaliformes (order) » Squalidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 020006 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Squalus megalops (Macleay, 1881)

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 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [2083] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 37 to 580 m.
Family:	37 20 Squalidae (Dogfishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	Spikey Dogfish
Common Names List:	piked spurdog cosmopolitan spurdog spikey dogfish greeneye dogfish piked dogfish
Standard (Commercial) Name(s):	Spikey Dogfish Greeneye Dogfish
Organism Type:	a dogfish
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 020901 Squalus spp.

Previous Codes
(if any):

020006

Identifiers:

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:28dde6f9-cece-4251-bbaa-e6cccf40062f Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	2017 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at Fishes of Australia
ITIS (USA)	160628 View at ITIS
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105925 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-06-16 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Images:

Photographic Index of Australian Fishes (PIAF)

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CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report