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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 042001
Scientific Name and Authority: Hydrolagus ogilbyi (Waite, 1898)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 042 Chimaeridae (shortnose chimaeras)    show full list

Standard Name: Ogilby's Ghostshark
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Ghostshark
Organism Type: a shortnose chimaera

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes:
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes: "ghostshark" is the marketing name for this species

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 042000 .. Chimaeridae - undifferentiated .. shortnose chimaeras
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  042001, 37 042002, 042002

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 564499

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