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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Lutjanidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 346012 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Lutjanus sp. (in Yearsley, Last & Ward, 1999) |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
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| Family: | 37 346 Lutjanidae (Tropical Snappers) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Russell's snapper | |
| Common Names List: | Moses' Snapper seaperch | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Moses' Snapper Tropical Snapper | |
| Organism Type: | a tropical snapper | |
| Synonyms: | Lutjanus russelli Lutjanus russellii | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 346905
Lutjanus spp. |
| Scientific Name Notes: | Eastern and western forms have both been called Lutjanus russellii in Australia, but the true L. russellii may not occur here. The western form is coded here and the eastern form is provisionally called L. russellii and is coded at 37 346065. | ||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 346012 | ||
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