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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 085002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Sardinops sagax   (Jenyns, 1842)
Rank:	Species

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 85 Clupeidae (Herrings) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Australian Sardine Common Names List: Australian Pilchard Sardine Pilchard Organism Type: a herring Synonyms: Sardinops neopilchardus (Steindachner 1879) [in most Australian references prior to 2008] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m) Parent Codes: 37 085919     Sardinops spp. Previous Codes (if any): 085002

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 [686] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 0 to 135 m.

Scientific Name Notes:	The scientific name of the Australian taxon has been under debate for many years. The name used here (Sardinops sagax) is also being used by most recent authorities (e.g. Australian Faunal Directory online, Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes online: both accessed Feb. 2010, Gomon et al 2008, Neira et al 1998).
Common/Standard Name Notes:	The name 'Australian Pilchard' (listed on 8 March 2005) was replaced with the name 'Australian Sardine' on 14 October 2005 (officially added to Standard List on 31 May 2006).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6e084c0a-e7d9-4653-8b6f-9679dd3f2cd7 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 2067 View at FoA ITIS 551223 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217452 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-01-05 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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