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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Clupeiformes (order) » Clupeidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 085002 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Sardinops sagax (Jenyns, 1842) |
| 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 [686] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
| Family: | 37 85 Clupeidae (Herrings) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Australian Sardine | |
| Common Names List: | Australian Pilchard Sardine Pilchard | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Australian Sardine Pilchard Sardine | |
| 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:
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| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 085919
Sardinops spp. |
| 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). | ||||||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 085002 | ||||||||
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