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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	39 125028 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hydrophis ocellatus   Gray, 1849
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 39 - Reptilia Reptiles Family: 39 125 (sea snakes) - show full list Common Name: [a seasnake] Organism Type: a seasnake Synonyms: Hydrophis ornatus Hydrophis ornatus ocellatus Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 39 125909     Hydrophis spp.

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Taxon Notes:	Australian material of this species was previously misidentified as Hydrophis ornatus, the latter does not occur in Australian waters.
Identifiers:	ABRS 2761 View at Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) Cleveland V2020103 WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:344069 Name status: accepted    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