Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 060087 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Uropterygius macrocephalus (Bleeker, 1864)
- 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
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Coastal (0-40m)
- Parent Codes
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37 060908
Uropterygius spp.
- Taxon Notes
- Added based on Christmas I (within Australian EEZ) record by Allen et al 2007
- Identifiers
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Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7be07ff8-86c0-4b02-8072-1d84c7088d84
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living AustraliaFishes of Australia 4945
View at Fishes of AustraliaWorld Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212037
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
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View detailed map
Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2022-05-26 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 1 to 14 m.