CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Myxini (class) » Myxiniformes (order) » Myxinidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 004004 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Eptatretus strahani McMillan & Wisner, 1984
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 4 Myxinidae (Hagfishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a hagfish]
Organism Type:	a hagfish
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 004901 Eptatretus spp.

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-18.
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Expected species depth range is from 189 to 430 m.

Taxon Notes:	Added after records documented from northern WA by Mincarone & Fernholm (2010).
Common/Standard Name Notes:	(no common name known)

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