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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	41 119002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Kogia simus   (Owen, 1866)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 41 - Mammalia Mammals Family: 41 119 Physeteridae (sperm whales) - show full list Common Name: dwarf sperm whale Common Names List: Organism Type: a whale Synonyms: Kogia sima Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 41 119901     Kogia spp.

Scientific Name Notes:

Some sources (e.g. ITIS) have Kogia sima for this taxon (which is possibly the more correct name). In CAAB we follow CAVS, the 1998 CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates, and the Smithsonian Mammal List, all of which use K. simus.

Identifiers:

ABRS 1582 View at Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f130735b-8b94-473a-8e84-bb71cd6dcd3f Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia ITIS 180492 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137114 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2016-05-10 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:	Bannister, J. L. .. [et al.], 1988, Zoological catalogue of Australia. Volume 5. Mammalia. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra