Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 377003
Scientific Name and Authority: Nemadactylus macropterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 377 Cheilodactylidae (morwongs)    show full list

Standard Name: Jackass Morwong
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Morwong
Organism Type: a morwong

Other names used in Australia:

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

Parent Codes (if any):
   37 377000 .. Cheilodactylidae - undifferentiated .. morwongs
   37 377901 .. Nemadactylus macropterus & Nemadactylus sp. .. morwong
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  377003

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 170262

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