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Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Holocephali (class) » Chimaeriformes (order) » Callorhinchidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 043001 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Callorhinchus milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823)

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes	Distribution map: Expected distribution shown as red polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Occurrence locations [143] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 0 to 200 m.
Family:	Callorhinchidae (Elephantfishes) - show full list
Common Name:	Elephantfish
Common Names List:	elephant fish elephantfish
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Regions:	Australia (inc. subantarctic territories) New Zealand (inc. subantarctic territories)
Habitat:	Coastal (0-50m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 043901 Callorhinchus spp.
Organism Type:	an elephantfish

Identifiers:

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6f166b6d-02e0-4182-9091-eb216826c3eb Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	1986 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278469 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-01-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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