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)  »  Anguilliformes (order)  »  Muraenidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 060102 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Gymnothorax formosus   Bleeker, 1864

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 60 Muraenidae (Moray Eels) - show full list
Standard Name: [a moray]
Organism Type: a moray
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 060900     Gymnothorax spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2024-09-02.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 1 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on WAM specimen collected from Scott Reef (13 24 S, 121 50 E), northern WA in 0-1m depth.
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