Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 367004
Scientific Name and Authority: Pentaceros decacanthus Günther, 1859

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 367 Pentacerotidae (boarfishes)    show full list

Standard Name: Bigspine Boarfish
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Bigspine Boarfish
Organism Type: a boarfish

Other names used in Australia:

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

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 367000 .. Pentacerotidae - undifferentiated .. boarfishes
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  367004

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