CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code: 37 060086 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority: Uropterygius xanthopterus Bleeker, 1859
Rank: Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 60 Muraenidae (Moray Eels) - show full list
Standard Name: [a moray eel]
Organism Type: a moray eel
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes: 37 060908 Uropterygius spp.

Taxon Notes

Added based on Cocos I record by Allen & Smith-Vaniz, 1994 and Christmas I record by Allen et al 2007, both within Australian EEZ.

Identifiers

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:dd06e838-5740-4f59-8c3e-6ea36e91517b Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	4947 View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212038 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Distribution Map: View detailed map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2022-05-26
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Distribution Data: Expected species depth range is from 2 to 56 m.