Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 142001
Scientific Name and Authority: Chanos chanos (Forsskål, 1775)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 142 Chanidae (milkfishes)    show full list

Standard Name: Milkfish
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Milkfish
Organism Type: a milkfish

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes:
Scientific Name Notes:
Common/Standard Name Notes:

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 142000 .. Chanidae - undifferentiated .. milkfishes
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  142001

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 162838

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