Taxon Report

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CAAB Taxon Code: 37 384004
Scientific Name and Authority: Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Family: 37 384 Labridae (Wrasses)    show full list

Standard Name: Purple Tuskfish
Suggested Indexable Form: Tuskfish, Purple
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Tuskfish; Wrasse
Organism Type: a wrasse

Other names used in Australia:

Taxon Notes:
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Parent Codes (if any):
   37 384902 .. Choerodon spp. .. tuskfishes
Child Codes (if any):
Previous Codes (if any):
  384004

ITIS (USA) identifier for this taxon: 170754

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