CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 441791 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 441 Scombridae (Mackerels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Chub Mackerel
Common Names List:
Organism Type:	a mackerel
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Special purpose listing - see taxon notes Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Marine unspecified
Parent Codes:	37 441923 Scomber spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	441791

Distribution map:
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Occurrence locations [6] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

Taxon Notes:

This taxon does not occur in the wild in Australian waters, but is entered in CAAB as commercially obtainable in Australia in imported form.

Identifiers:

ITIS	172412 View at ITIS
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127022 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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