CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 060005 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (Bleeker, 1852)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 60 Muraenidae (Moray Eels) - show full list
Standard Name:	Highfin Moray
Common Names List:	mottled moray eel
Organism Type:	a moray eel
Synonyms:	Gymnothorax sp. 6 [in Sainbury et al, 1985]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 060900 Gymnothorax spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	060005, 37 060050, 060050, 37 060011, 060011, 37 060007, 060007

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-17.
Occurrence locations [20] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 0 to 68 m.

Taxon Notes:

Includes taxa formerly identified as Gymnothorax sp. 6 (37 060011) and Gymnothorax pseudothyrsoideus (37 060050)

Identifiers:

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6e2ef274-8a57-450d-8a17-e3c7197b8ee4 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	3816 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271878 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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