CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Pleuronectiformes (order)  »  Pleuronectidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 461791 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Rhombosolea spp. (imported) [R. retiaria Hutton, 1874, R. plebeia (Richardson, 1842) & R. leporina Gunther, 1873 only]  

Rank: Genus
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 461 Pleuronectidae (Righteye Flounders) - show full list
Standard Name: New Zealand flounder
Common Names List:
Organism Type: a righteye flounder
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Previous Codes
(if any)
:
461791
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.
Common/Standard Name Notes: The marketing name 'New Zealand flounder' previously applied to this group.
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