Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 013006
Scientific Name and Authority: Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 013 (part) Stegostomatidae (Zebra Sharks)    show full list

Standard Name: Zebra Shark
Suggested Indexable Form: Shark, Zebra
Common Names List:
Organism Type: a zebra shark

Other names used in Australia: Stegastoma fasciatum (mis-spelling) [in Last & Stevens, 1994]; Stegostoma tigrinum naucum Whitley, 1939 (junior synonymn)

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Parent Codes (if any):
   37 013908 .. Stegostoma spp.
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Previous Codes (if any):
  013006

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

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory