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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Eleotridae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 429007 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Ophiocara ophicephalus (Valenciennes, 1837) |
Rank: | Species |
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Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-21. Get expert distribution shapefile |
Taxon Notes: | Until recently it was assumed that only one widespread Ophiocara species existed and it was referred to as Ophiocara porocephala. In a review of the genus, Keith & Mennesson (2021) concluded that O. ophicephalus is the correct name for the Pacific Ocean species, distributed from the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Taiwan, Philippines and Micronesia in the north-west to Indonesia, PNG, Solomons, Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji in the south-east. In Australian waters, O. ophicephalus is confirmed from Barred Creek, north of Broome, WA (17°39'S, 122°11'E) to North Stradbroke Island, QLD (27°29'S) and O. porocephala (coded as 37 429065) is restricted to the Indian Ocean, with the only known Australian location being Cocos-Keeling Islands (AFD draft text January 2022). |
Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | . doi:10.26028/cybium/2021-452-002 |