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)  »  Clupeiformes (order)  »  Clupeidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 085037 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Dussumieria modakandai   Singh, Teena Jayakumar, Kumar, Murali, Mishra, Singh & Lal, 2021

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 85 Clupeidae (Herrings) - show full list
Standard Name: [a rainbow sardine]
Organism Type: a rainbow sardine
Synonyms: Dussumieria elopsoides (misidentification)
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes: 37 085910     Dussumieria spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-03-12.
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Expected species depth range is from 15 to 97 m.
Taxon Notes:In Australia, currently known from off West Lewis Island, Pilbara (20°32'35.2"S, 116°41'46.7"E) and N of Admiralty Gulf (12 50 S, 125 40 E), WA and east of Cape Tribulation (16°02'52.0"S 145°31'07.0"E) south to Cleveland Bay (c. 19°18'S, 146°55'E), Qld in 15-97m depth (H. Hata, unpublished data).
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