CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Stomiiformes (order) » (family)

CAAB Code:	37 106000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Gonostomatidae, Phosichthyidae
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 106 (bristlemouths and lightfishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	bristlemouths & lightfishes
Common Names List:	lightfishes lighthousefishes bristlemouths
Organism Type:	a bristlemouth or lightfish
Synonyms:	Gonostomatidae Phosichthyidae Photichthyidae
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Previous Codes (if any):	106000, 37 106507, 106507, 37 106900, 106900

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Occurrence locations [48] 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, but split in more recent treatments.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3cc93178-ca34-497b-bf71-fb75ff84f194 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report