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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	39 125023 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Microcephalophis gracilis   (Shaw, 1802)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 39 - Reptilia Reptiles Family: 39 125 (sea snakes) - show full list Common Name: [a seasnake] Common Names List: slender sea snake Organism Type: a seasnake Synonyms: Hydrophis gracilis Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 39 125913     Microcephalophis spp.

Taxon Notes:	Previous records of this species from Australian waters were misidentifications of other species. However, as it definitely does occur in the Gulf of Papua, its' presence in Australian waters may be confirmed in the future. See Rasmussen et al, 2014.
Identifiers:	ABRS 2756 View at Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344633 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2019-01-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Stanger, M. Clayton, M. Schodde, R. Wombey, J. Mason, I., 1998, CSIRO list of Australian vertebrates: a reference with conservation status. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC. 123pp.
Scientific Name verified against:	Rasmussen, A.R., Sanders, K.L., Guinea, M.L., Amey, A.P., 2014. Sea snakes in Australian waters (Serpentes: subfamilies Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae) - a review with an updated identification key., Zootaxa, Vol. 3869(4): 351-371. . dx.doi.org/10.11464/zootaxa.3869.4.1 doi:10.11464/zootaxa.3869.4.1