CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Anguilliformes (order) » Muraenidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 060068 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Uropterygius kamar McCosker & Randall, 1977
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 60 Muraenidae (Moray Eels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Moon Snake Moray
Organism Type:	a moray eel
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 060908 Uropterygius spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	060068

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-27.
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Expected species depth range is from 3 to 55 m.

Taxon Notes:

Not included in Australian list by Bohlke & Randall (2001) but retained in WA list by Hutchins (2001).

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:af457fab-0262-4bec-8f43-5d590d92c79b Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	3433 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212033 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report