Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 056001
Scientific Name and Authority: Anguilla australis Richardson, 1841

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 056 Anguillidae (freshwater eels)    show full list

Standard Name: Southern Shortfin Eel
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Southern Shortfin Eel; Eel
Organism Type: a freshwater eel

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes:
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes: Previous marketing name: Shortfin Eel.

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 056000 .. Anguillidae - undifferentiated .. freshwater eels
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  056001

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 161133

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