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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 188005
Scientific Name and Authority: Neoarius graeffei (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 188 Ariidae (forktail catfishes)    show full list

Standard Name: Blue Catfish
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Catfish
Organism Type: a forktail catfish

Other names used in Australia: Arius graeffei; Ariopsis graeffei; Neoarius australis ; Neoarius curtisii

Taxon Notes:
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Parent Codes (if any):
   37 188000 .. Ariidae - undifferentiated .. forktail catfishes
   37 188901 .. Arius spp .. catfish
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  188005

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

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory