Taxon Report

CAAB Taxon Code: 37 460000
Scientific Name: Bothidae, Achiropsettidae, Paralichthyidae - undifferentiated

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces - Fishes
Standard Name: lefteye flounders
Suggested Indexable Form: not yet designated
Common Names List:
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): Flounder
Organism Type: a lefteye flounder

Other names used in Australia: Bothidae; Achiropsettidae; Paralichthyidae

Taxon Notes: This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.
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Parent Codes (if any):
   37 990009 .. Bothidae, Psettodidae & Pleuronectidae (all spp) .. flounder
   37 990014 .. Bothidae & Pleuronectidae spp .. flounders
Child Codes (if any): This CAAB taxon is a family (or higher) level grouping. Click here to generate a full list of current valid child codes for this family/group.
Previous Codes (if any):
  460000, 37 460501, 460501, 37 460800, 460800, 37 460900, 460900

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

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