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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 371012 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Astronotus ocellatus   (Agassiz, 1831)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 371 Cichlidae (Cichlids) - show full list Standard Name: [a cichlid] Organism Type: a cichlid Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Freshwater Parent Codes: 37 371909     Astronotus spp.

Taxon Notes:	Introduced from South America, via aquarium trade. Known from northern QLD including creeks around Cairns (ca. 16°56'S) and Ross River, Townsville (ca. 19°19'S, 146°45'E), also recorded from the Onkaparinga River south of Adelaide, SA (ca. 35°11'S, 138°30'E) but thought not to be established there [Source - AFD, 2016].
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3021503d-0d1b-451c-bea1-e365039052a8 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 5525 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862538 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2017-03-03 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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