Taxon Report

CAAB Taxon Code: 37 018000
Scientific Name: Carcharhinidae, Hemigaleidae - undifferentiated

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Standard Name: whaler and weasel sharks
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Organism Type: a whaler shark or weasel shark

Other names used in Australia: Carcharhinidae; Hemigaleidae

Taxon Notes: This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
Scientific Name Notes: originally a single family, split in more recent treatments
Common/Standard Name Notes:

Parent Codes (if any):
Child Codes (if any): This CAAB taxon is a family (or higher) level grouping. Click here to generate a full list of current valid child codes for this family/group.
Previous Codes (if any):
  018000, 37 018016, 018016, 37 018019, 018019, 37 018077, 018077

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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