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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Perciformes (order)  »  Scorpididae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 361026 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Bathystethus cultratus   (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 361 Scorpididae (Sweeps, Knifefishes) - show full list
Standard Name: Grey Knifefish
Organism Type: a knifefish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 361911     Bathystethus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
:
37 332001, 332001
Taxon Notes:Formerly coded as 37 332001, Bathystethus cultratus was formerly placed in the Labracoglossidae, but that family is now regarded as a synonym of Scorpididae.
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