Taxon Report

CAAB Taxon Code: 28 765000
Scientific Name: Alpheidae - undifferentiated

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca - Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.)
Common Name: pistol prawns
Suggested Indexable Form: prawns, pistol
Common Names List: snapping shrimps; pistol prawns
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Prawn
Organism Type: a pistol prawn

Other names used in Australia:

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Parent Codes (if any):
   28 710901 .. Penaeoidea & Caridea - undifferentiated .. prawns
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Cleveland List Code(s) for this taxon: K2040100

Taxon status (on CAAB list):
   Taxon on current Australian list: Yes
   Taxon on commercial species list: No
   Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: No

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