CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Ophidiiformes (order)  »  Ophidiidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 228076 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Luciobrotula bartschi   Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 228 Ophidiidae (Cusk Eels) - show full list
Standard Name: [a cusk eel]
Organism Type: a cusk eel
Synonyms: Luciobrotula sp. C (cf bartschi) [in CAAB]
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 228938     Luciobrotula spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-06-04.
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Expected species depth range is from 550 to 790 m.
Taxon Notes:Updated from Luciobrotula sp. C (cf bartschi) after reidentification of CSIRO voucher specimen by Peter Møller in 2021. In Australia, only recorded from a few specimens from NW of Cape Leveque (14 36.89 S, 121 19.65 E) to West of Low Point (22 0.40 S, 113 43.72 E), WA in 550-790 m depth. Elsewhere, the species is widespread in the Indo-West Pacific.

Identifiers:
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158763
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2026-06-04
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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