Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 363001
Scientific Name and Authority: Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 363 Scatophagidae (Scats)    show full list

Standard Name: Striped Scat
Suggested Indexable Form: Scat, Striped
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Butterfish
Organism Type: a scat

Other names used in Australia: Scatophagus multifasciatus

Taxon Notes:
Scientific Name Notes: Generic placement based on Tyler & Sorbini (1999).
Common/Standard Name Notes:

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 363901 .. Selenotoca spp.
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  363001

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