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CAAB CODE	STANDARD FISH NAME (SFN)	SFN SCOPE	AQIS CODES	SCIENTIFIC NAME	AUTHORITY	PHOTO
11 120000	JELLYFISH	Group	JLY	Scyphozoa spp - undifferentiated
23 220001	Blue Mussel	Species	MUB	Mytilus galloprovincialis	Lamarck, 1819
23 220751	Green Mussel	Species		Perna canaliculus	Gmelin, 1791
23 225901	COCKLE	Group	COC	Anadara & Katelysia spp
23 236000	PEARL OYSTER	Family	OYL	Pteriidae - undifferentiated
23 236002	Blacklip Pearl Oyster	Species	OYB	Pinctada margaritifera	Linnaeus, 1758
23 255901	OYSTER	Group	OYS	Ostreidae & Pteriidae spp
23 257001	Pacific Oyster	Species	OYP	Crassostrea gigas	Thunberg, 1793
23 257002	Native Oyster	Species	OYN	Ostrea angasi	Sowerby, 1871
23 257006	Sydney Rock Oyster	Species	OYR	Saccostrea glomerata	Gould, 1850
23 270000	SCALLOP	Family	SCP	Pectinidae - undifferentiated
23 270007	Commercial Scallop	Species	SCC	Pecten fumatus	Reeve, 1852
23 270901	SAUCER SCALLOP	Group	SCS	Amusium spp
23 359901	PIPI	Group	PIP	Donax spp
23 380901	SURF CLAM	Group	CMS	Dosinia spp
23 380903	BABY CLAM	Group		Meretrix spp
23 607901	CUTTLEFISH	Group	CUT	Sepia spp
23 615000	SQUID	Group	SQU	Teuthoidea (Order), - undifferentiated
23 617000	LOLIGO SQUID	Family		Loliginidae - undifferentiated
23 617005	Southern Calamari	Species	CLS	Sepioteuthis australis	Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
23 617006	Northern Calamari	Species	CLN	Sepioteuthis lessoniana	Lesson, 1830
23 617011	Californian Squid	Species		Loligo opalescens	Berry, 1911
23 636004	Gould's Squid	Species	SQG	Nototodarus gouldi	McCoy, 1888
23 636006	New Zealand Arrow Squid	Species		Nototodarus sloanii	Gray, 1849
23 636015	Giant Squid	Species		Dosidicus gigas	Orbigny, 1835
23 636901	ILLEX SQUID	Group		Illex spp
23 659000	OCTOPUS	Family	OCT	Octopodidae - undifferentiated
23 659903	BABY OCTOPUS	Group		Octopus aegina & O. sp. A
24 038000	ABALONE	Family	ABA	Haliotidae - undifferentiated
24 038002	Brownlip Abalone	Species	ABP	Haliotis conicopora	Péron, 1816
24 038003	Paua	Species		Haliotis iris	Martyn, 1784
24 038004	Greenlip Abalone	Species	ABG	Haliotis laevigata	Donovan, 1808
24 038005	Roe's Abalone	Species	ABR	Haliotis roei	Gray, 1826
24 038006	Blacklip Abalone	Species	ABB	Haliotis rubra	Leach, 1814
24 046001	Trochus	Species	TRO	Trochus niloticus	Linnaeus, 1758
24 094901	PERIWINKLE	Group	PWL	Littorinidae, Neritidae, Trochidae & Turbinidae spp
24 125000	CONCH	Family		Strombidae - undifferentiated
24 207900	Bailer Shell	Species	BLS	Zidoninae spp
25 200000	SEA URCHIN	Family	URC	Class Echinoidea - undifferentiated
25 415000	BECHE DE MER	Family	BDM	Holothuriidae & Stichopodidae - undifferentiated
28 710000	PRAWN	Group	PWN	Penaeoidea & Caridea - undifferentiated
28 711048	Redspot King Prawn	Species	PRK	Melicertus longistylus	Kubo, 1943
28 711051	Black Tiger Prawn	Species	PWG	Penaeus monodon	Fabricius, 1798
28 711077	Blue Prawn	Species		Litopenaeus stylirostris	Stimpson, 1874
28 711079	Vannamei Prawn	Species		Litopenaeus vannamei	Boone, 1931
28 711901	BAY PRAWN	Group	PWY	Metapenaeus bennettae & Metapenaeus insolitus
28 711902	ENDEAVOUR PRAWN	Group	PWE	Metapenaeus endeavouri & Metapenaeus ensis
28 711904	SCHOOL PRAWN	Group	PWS	Metapenaeus spp
28 711905	TIGER PRAWN	Group	PWT	Marsupenaeus japonicus, Penaeus esculentus & P. semisulcatus
28 711907	BANANA PRAWN	Group	PWB	Fenneropenaeus indicus & Fenneropenaeus merguiensis
28 711908	KING PRAWN	Group	PWK	Melicertus latisulcatus & Melicertus plebejus
28 714005	Royal Red Prawn	Species	PWR	Haliporoides sibogae	de Man, 1907
28 756901	FRESHWATER PRAWN	Group	PWF	Macrobrachium spp
28 786000	SCAMPI	Family	SCI	Nephropidae - undifferentiated
28 795004	Redclaw	Species	RCW	Cherax quadricarinatus	von Martens, 1868
28 795007	Marron	Species	MAR	Cherax cainii	Austin, 2002
28 795901	YABBY	Group	YAB	Cherax spp except C. quadricarinatus, C. cainii & C. tenuimanus
28 820001	Southern Rocklobster	Species	LSR	Jasus edwardsii	Hutton, 1875
28 820002	Eastern Rocklobster	Species	LER	Jasus verreauxi	H. Milne-Edwards, 1851
28 820005	Western Rocklobster	Species	LWR	Panulirus cygnus	George, 1962
28 820901	TROPICAL ROCKLOBSTER	Group	LTR	Panulirus spp except P. cygnus
28 820902	CHAMPAGNE LOBSTER	Group	LBC	Linuparus spp
28 821001	Whitetail Bug	Species	WTB	Ibacus alticrenatus	Bate, 1888
28 821901	BALMAIN BUG	Group	BGB	Ibacus spp
28 821902	SLIPPER LOBSTER	Group	LSL	Scyllarides spp
28 821903	MORETON BAY BUG	Group	BGM	Thenus spp
28 821904	BUG	Group	BUG	Ibacus & Thenus spp
28 850000	CRAB	Group	CRB	Brachyura - undifferentiated
28 865001	Spanner Crab	Species	CBP	Ranina ranina	Linnaeus, 1758
28 880901	SNOW CRAB	Group		Chionoecetes spp
28 910001	Crystal Crab	Species	CSW	Chaceon bicolor	Manning & Hothuis, 1989
28 911001	Coral Crab	Species	CCL	Charybdis feriata	Linnaeus, 1758
28 911004	Velvet Crab	Species		Nectocarcinus tuberculosus	A. Milne Edwards, 1860
28 911005	Blue Swimmer Crab	Species	CBB	Portunus pelagicus	Linnaeus, 1758
28 911901	SAND CRAB	Group	CBS	Ovalipes spp
28 911902	MUD CRAB	Group	CBM	Scylla spp
28 925001	Giant Crab	Species	CBG	Pseudocarcinus gigas	Lamarck, 1818
28 925900	CHAMPAGNE CRAB	Group	CBC	Hypothalassia spp
37 003001	Pouch Lamprey	Species		Geotria australis	Gray, 1851
37 003002	Shorthead Lamprey	Species		Mordacia mordax	Richardson, 1846
37 003003	Non-parasitic Lamprey	Species		Mordacia praecox	Potter, 1968
37 004001	Longfin Hagfish	Species		Eptatretus longipinnis	Strahan, 1975
37 004002	Broadgilled Hagfish	Species		Eptatretus cirrhatus	Forster, 1801
37 005001	Sharpnose Sevengill Shark	Species		Heptranchias perlo	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 005002	Broadnose Shark	Species	SKB	Notorynchus cepedianus	Péron, 1807
37 005004	Bigeye Sixgill Shark	Species		Hexanchus nakamurai	Teng, 1962
37 005005	Bluntnose Sixgill Shark	Species		Hexanchus griseus	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 006001	Frill Shark	Species		Chlamydoselachus anguineus	Garman, 1884
37 007001	Port Jackson Shark	Species		Heterodontus portusjacksoni	Meyer, 1793
37 007002	Zebra Hornshark	Species		Heterodontus zebra	Gray, 1831
37 007003	Crested Hornshark	Species		Heterodontus galeatus	Günther, 1870
37 008001	Greynurse Shark	Species		Carcharias taurus	Rafinesque, 1810
37 008003	Sandtiger Shark	Species		Odontaspis ferox	Risso, 1810
37 009001	Megamouth Shark	Species		Megachasma pelagios	Taylor, Compagno & Struhsaker, 1983
37 009002	Goblin Shark	Species		Mitsukurina owstoni	Jordan, 1898
37 009003	Crocodile Shark	Species		Pseudocarcharias kamoharai	Matsubar 1936
37 010001	Shortfin Mako	Species	SKM	Isurus oxyrinchus	Rafinesque, 1810
37 010002	Longfin Mako	Species		Isurus paucus	Guitart Manday, 1966
37 010003	White Shark	Species		Carcharodon carcharias	Linnaeus, 1758
37 010004	Porbeagle	Species		Lamna nasus	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 011001	Basking Shark	Species		Cetorhinus maximus	Gunnerus, 1765
37 012001	Thresher Shark	Species		Alopias vulpinus	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 012002	Bigeye Thresher	Species		Alopias superciliosus	Lowe, 1839
37 012003	Pelagic Thresher	Species		Alopias pelagicus	Nakamur 1935
37 013001	Banded Wobbegong	Species		Orectolobus ornatus	De Vis, 1883
37 013002	Collar Carpetshark	Species		Parascyllium collare	Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
37 013003	Spotted Wobbegong	Species		Orectolobus maculatus	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 013004	Varied Carpetshark	Species		Parascyllium variolatum	Duméril, 1853
37 013005	Rusty Carpetshark	Species		Parascyllium ferrugineum	McCulloch, 1911
37 013006	Zebra Shark	Species		Stegostoma fasciatum	Hermann, 1783
37 013007	Blind Shark	Species		Brachaelurus waddi	Bloch & Schneider, 1801
37 013008	Grey Carpetshark	Species		Chiloscyllium punctatum	Müller & Henle, 1838
37 013010	Tawny Shark	Species		Nebrius ferrugineus	Lesson, 1830
37 013011	Tasselled Wobbegong	Species		Eucrossorhinus dasypogon	Bleeker, 1867
37 013012	Cobbler Wobbegong	Species		Sutorectus tentaculatus	Peters, 1865
37 013013	Colclough's Shark	Species		Brachaelurus colcloughi	Ogilby, 1908
37 013014	Epaulette Shark	Species		Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 013015	Speckled Carpetshark	Species		Hemiscyllium trispeculare	Richardson, 1843
37 013017	Northern Wobbegong	Species		Orectolobus wardi	Whitley, 1939
37 013018	Ginger Carpetshark	Species		Parascyllium sparsimaculatum	Goto & Last, 2002
37 013900	WOBBEGONG	Family	SKO	Orectolobidae
37 014001	Whale Shark	Species		Rhincodon typus	Smith, 1828
37 015001	Draughtboard Shark	Species		Cephaloscyllium laticeps	Duméril, 1853
37 015003	Gulf Catshark	Species		Asymbolus vincenti	Zietz, 1908
37 015004	Speckled Catshark	Species		Halaelurus boesemani	Springer & D'Aubrey, 1972
37 015005	Banded Catshark	Species		Atelomycterus fasciatus	Compagno & Stevens, 1993
37 015007	Reticulate Swellshark	Species		Cephaloscyllium fasciatum	Chan, 1966
37 015008	Slender Sawtail Catshark	Species		Galeus gracilis	Compagno & Stevens, 1993
37 015009	Sawtail Catshark	Species		Galeus boardmani	Whitley, 1928
37 015010	Variegated Catshark	Species		Asymbolus submaculatus	Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
37 015021	Smoothbelly Catshark	Species		Apristurus longicephalus	Nakay 1975
37 015022	Dwarf Catshark	Species		Asymbolus parvus	Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
37 015023	Blotched Catshark	Species		Asymbolus funebris	Compagno, Stevens & Last, 1999
37 015024	Orange Spotted Catshark	Species		Asymbolus rubiginosus	Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
37 015025	Pale Spotted Catshark	Species		Asymbolus pallidus	Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
37 015026	Western Spotted Catshark	Species		Asymbolus occiduus	Last, Gomon & Gledhill, 1999
37 015027	Grey Spotted Catshark	Species		Asymbolus analis	Ogilby, 1885
37 015028	Marbled Catshark	Species		Atelomycterus macleayi	Whitley, 1939
37 015029	Blackspotted Catshark	Species		Aulohalaelurus labiosus	Waite, 1905
37 016001	False Catshark	Species		Pseudotriakis microdon	Capello, 1868
37 017001	Gummy Shark	Species		Mustelus antarcticus	Günther, 1870
37 017003	Whiskery Shark	Species	SKY	Furgaleus macki	Whitley, 1943
37 017006	Pencil Shark	Species		Hypogaleus hyugaensis	Miyosi, 1939
37 017007	Longnose Houndshark	Species		Iago garricki	Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
37 017008	School Shark	Species	SKL	Galeorhinus galeus	Linnaeus, 1758
37 017009	Sicklefin Houndshark	Species		Hemitriakis falcata	Compagno & Stevens, 1993
37 017010	Darksnout Houndshark	Species		Hemitriakis abdita	Compagno & Stevens, 1993
37 017901	GUMMY SHARK	Group	SKG	Mustelus spp
37 018001	Bronze Whaler	Species		Carcharhinus brachyurus	Günther, 1870
37 018003	Dusky Whaler	Species		Carcharhinus obscurus	Lesueur, 1818
37 018004	Blue Shark	Species	SKW	Prionace glauca	Linnaeus, 1758
37 018005	Sliteye Shark	Species		Loxodon macrorhinus	Müller & Henle, 1839
37 018006	Milk Shark	Species		Rhizoprionodon acutus	Rüppell, 1837
37 018007	Sandbar Shark	Species		Carcharhinus plumbeus	Nardo, 1827
37 018008	Silky Shark	Species		Carcharhinus falciformis	Bibron, 1839
37 018009	Whitecheek Shark	Species		Carcharhinus dussumieri	Valenciennes, 1839
37 018011	Fossil Shark	Species		Hemipristis elongata	Klunzinger, 1871
37 018012	Bignose Shark	Species		Carcharhinus altimus	Springer, 1950
37 018013	Spot-tail Shark	Species		Carcharhinus sorrah	Valenciennes, 1839
37 018014	Australian Blacktip Shark	Species		Carcharhinus tilstoni	Whitley, 1950
37 018020	Weasel Shark	Species		Hemigaleus australiensis	White, Last & Compagno, 2005
37 018021	Bull Shark	Species		Carcharhinus leucas	Valenciennes, 1839
37 018022	Tiger Shark	Species		Galeocerdo cuvier	Péron & Lesueur, 1822
37 018023	Spinner Shark	Species		Carcharhinus brevipinna	Müller & Henle, 1839
37 018024	Australian Sharpnose Shark	Species		Rhizoprionodon taylori	Ogilby, 1915
37 018025	Hardnose Shark	Species		Carcharhinus macloti	Müller & Henle, 1839
37 018026	Pigeye Shark	Species		Carcharhinus amboinensis	Müller & Henle, 1839
37 018027	Silvertip Shark	Species		Carcharhinus albimarginatus	Rüppell, 1837
37 018029	Lemon Shark	Species		Negaprion acutidens	Rüppell, 1837
37 018030	Grey Reef Shark	Species		Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos	Bleeker, 1856
37 018032	Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Species		Carcharhinus longimanus	Poey, 1861
37 018033	Graceful Shark	Species		Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides	Whitley, 1934
37 018034	Nervous Shark	Species		Carcharhinus cautus	Whitley, 1945
37 018035	Creek Whaler	Species		Carcharhinus fitzroyensis	Whitley, 1943
37 018036	Blacktip Reef Shark	Species		Carcharhinus melanopterus	Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
37 018037	Grey Sharpnose Shark	Species		Rhizoprionodon oligolinx	Springer, 1964
37 018038	Whitetip Reef Shark	Species		Triaenodon obesus	Rüppell, 1837
37 018039	Common Blacktip Shark	Species		Carcharhinus limbatus	Valenciennes, 1839
37 018040	Galapagos Shark	Species		Carcharhinus galapagensis	Snodgrass & Heller, 1905
37 018790	Indian Dogshark	Species		Scoliodon laticaudus	Müller & Henle, 1838
37 018901	BLACKTIP SHARK	Group	SKP	Carcharhinus, Loxodon & Rhizoprionodon spp
37 018902	BRONZE WHALER SHARK	Group	SKZ	Carcharhinus brachyurus & Carcharhinus obscurus
37 019001	Scalloped Hammerhead	Species		Sphyrna lewini	Griffith & Smith, 1834
37 019002	Great Hammerhead	Species		Sphyrna mokarran	Rüppell, 1837
37 019003	Winghead Shark	Species		Eusphyra blochii	Cuvier, 1816
37 019004	Smooth Hammerhead	Species		Sphyrna zygaena	Linnaeus, 1758
37 020001	Endeavour Dogfish	Species		Centrophorus moluccensis	Bleeker, 1860
37 020002	Black Shark	Species		Dalatias licha	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 020003	Brier Shark	Species		Deania calcea	Lowe, 1839
37 020004	Longsnout Dogfish	Species		Deania quadrispinosa	McCulloch, 1915
37 020005	Blackbelly Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus lucifer	Jordan & Snyder, 1902
37 020006	Spikey Dogfish	Species	DFS	Squalus megalops	Macleay, 1881
37 020007	Greeneye Dogfish	Species		Squalus mitsukurii	Jordan & Snyder, 1903
37 020008	Whitespotted Dogfish	Species	DFW	Squalus acanthias	Linnaeus, 1758
37 020009	Leafscale Gulper Shark	Species		Centrophorus squamosus	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 020010	Harrisson's Dogfish	Species		Centrophorus harrissoni	McCulloch, 1915
37 020011	Southern Dogfish	Species		Centrophorus uyato	Rafinesque, 1810
37 020012	Golden Dogfish	Species		Centroscymnus crepidater	Bocage & Capello, 1864
37 020013	Plunket's Dogfish	Species		Centroscymnus plunketi	Waite, 1910
37 020014	Smalltooth Cookiecutter Shark	Species		Isistius brasiliensis	Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
37 020015	Slender Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus pusillus	Lowe, 1839
37 020017	Smalleye Pygmy Shark	Species		Squaliolus aliae	Teng, 1959
37 020019	Owston's Dogfish	Species		Centroscymnus owstoni	Garman, 1906
37 020021	Southern Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus granulosus	Günther, 1880
37 020023	Gulper Shark	Species		Centrophorus granulosus	Bloch & Schneider, 1801
37 020024	Bareskin Dogfish	Species		Centroscyllium kamoharai	Abe, 1966
37 020025	Portuguese Dogfish	Species		Centroscymnus coelolepis	Bocage & Capello, 1864
37 020026	Mandarin Shark	Species		Cirrhigaleus barbifer	Tanak 1912
37 020027	Smooth Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus bigelowi	Shirai & Tachikaw 1993
37 020028	Pygmy Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus fusus	Last, Burgess & Seret, 2002
37 020029	Pink Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus dianthus	Last, Burgess & Seret, 2002
37 020030	Blackmouth Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus evansi	Last, Burgess & Seret, 2002
37 020031	Lined Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus dislineatus	Last, Burgess & Seret, 2002
37 020032	Short-tail Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus brachyurus	Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
37 020033	Moller's Lanternshark	Species		Etmopterus molleri	Whitley, 1939
37 020034	Pygmy Shark	Species		Euprotomicrus bispinatus	Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
37 020035	Whitetail Dogfish	Species		Scymnodalatias albicauda	Taniuchi & Garrick, 1986
37 020036	Southern Sleeper Shark	Species		Somniosus antarcticus	Whitley, 1939
37 020042	Velvet Dogfish	Species		Zameus squamulosus	Günther, 1877
37 020043	Largetooth Cookiecutter Shark	Species		Isistius plutodus	Garrick & Springer, 1964
37 020901	GREENEYE DOGFISH	Group	DFG	Squalus spp
37 020902	ENDEAVOUR DOGFISH	Group	DFE	Centrophorus harrissoni, Centrophorus moluccensis & Centrophorus uyato
37 020904	ROUGHSKIN DOGFISH	Group	DRS	Centroscymnus & Deania spp
37 021001	Prickly Dogfish	Species		Oxynotus bruniensis	Ogilby, 1893
37 022001	Bramble Shark	Species		Echinorhinus brucus	Bonnaterre, 1788
37 022002	Prickly Shark	Species		Echinorhinus cookei	Pietschmann, 1928
37 023001	Southern Sawshark	Species		Pristiophorus nudipinnis	Günther, 1870
37 023002	Common Sawshark	Species		Pristiophorus cirratus	Latham, 1794
37 023900	SAWSHARK	Group	SKS	Pristiophorus spp
37 024001	Australian Angelshark	Species		Squatina australis	Regan, 1906
37 024002	Ornate Angelshark	Species		Squatina tergocellata	McCulloch, 1914
37 024900	ANGEL SHARK	Group	SKA	Squatina spp
37 025001	Green Sawfish	Species		Pristis zijsron	Bleeker, 1851
37 025002	Narrow Sawfish	Species		Anoxypristis cuspidata	Latham, 1794