CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 060090 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Gymnothorax elegans   Bliss, 1883
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: Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 060900     Gymnothorax spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-02-10. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 110 to 149 m.

Taxon Notes:	Recorded from BRUV footage from 110-149 m depth east of Myrmidon Reef, Qld (c. 18 16 S, 147 24 E) documented by Sih et al 2017 and a QM specimen collected east of Lady Elliot Island (24 07 S, 152 53 E). Identification of records confirmed by J. Pogonoski, CSIRO.
Identifiers:	FoA 5373 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217493 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2018-08-02 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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