CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Elasmobranchii (class) » Torpediniformes (order) » (family)

CAAB Code:	37 028000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Torpedinidae, Narcinidae, Hypnidae
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 28 (torpedo rays, coffin rays and numbfishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	torpedo rays, coffin rays and numbfishes
Common Names List:	torpedo rays coffin rays numbfishes electric rays
Organism Type:	a torpedo ray, coffin ray or numbfish
Synonyms:	Torpedinidae Narcinidae Hypnidae
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Previous Codes (if any):	028000

Distribution map:
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Occurrence locations [6] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

Taxon Notes:

This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Scientific Name Notes:

originally a single family, split in more recent treatments

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:cd75f4d1-0907-4b4a-a5af-457e27a901c3 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125604 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-08-24 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report