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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 310001
Scientific Name and Authority: Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier, 1828)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 310 (part) Latidae † (giant perches)    show full list

Standard Name: Sand Bass
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Organism Type: a giant perch

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes:
Scientific Name Notes: Otero (2004) placed the genus Psammoperca in the family Latidae.
Common/Standard Name Notes:

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 310000 .. Latidae, Ambassidae - undifferentiated .. giant perches & glassfishes
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  310001

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 167673

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

† Family note: Previously known as Centropomidae.

On-line resources for this taxon:

Australian Faunal Directory