CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 060010 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Gymnothorax thyrsoideus (Richardson, 1845)
Rank:	species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 60 Muraenidae (Moray Eels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Greyface Moray
Organism Type:	a moray eel
Synonyms:	Gymnothorax sp. 5 [in Sainsbury et al, 1995] Siderea thyrsoideus Siderea thyrsoidea Gymnothorax thrysoideus [mis-spelling]
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):	060010, 37 060059, 060059

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-16.
Occurrence locations [3] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 1 to 80 m.

Taxon Notes:	Includes former taxon 37 060059 (Siderea thyrsoidea).

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report