Taxon Report

CAAB Taxon Code: 37 210025
Scientific Name and Authority: Histrio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 210 (part) Antennariidae (Frogfishes)    show full list

Standard Name: Sargassum Fish
Suggested Indexable Form: Fish, Sargassum
Common Names List:
Organism Type: a frogfish

Other names used in Australia:

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Parent Codes (if any):
   37 210907 .. Histrio spp.
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  210025

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 164520

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