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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	41 119003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Physeter catodon   Linnaeus, 1758
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 41 - Mammalia Mammals Family: 41 119 Physeteridae (sperm whales) - show full list Common Name: sperm whale Common Names List: Organism Type: a whale Synonyms: Physeter macrocephalus Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 41 119902     Physeter spp.

Scientific Name Notes:

Physeter macrocephalus is preferred by some authors for this species. CAAB usage follows CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates (1998) and ABRS AFD (Australian Faunal Directory).

Identifiers:

ABRS 1578 View at Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:f22a9c8f-4614-4494-a099-9fd9b4c007b6 Name status: synonym    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia ITIS 180489 View at ITIS WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137118 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