Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 005002
Scientific Name and Authority: Notorynchus cepedianus (Péron, 1807)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 005 Hexanchidae (cowsharks)    show full list

Standard Name: Broadnose Shark
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Broadnose Shark
Organism Type: a cow shark

Other names used in Australia: Notorynchus macdonaldi Whitley, 1931 (a junior synonymn of N. cepedianus)

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Parent Codes (if any):
   37 005000 .. Hexanchidae - undifferentiated .. cowsharks
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  005002

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 159829

Taxon status (on CAAB list):
   Taxon on current Australian list: Yes
   Taxon on commercial species list: Yes
   Taxon on Standard Fish Names List: Yes

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory