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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code: 37 060091 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
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Echidna amblyodon   (Bleeker, 1856)

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
Synonyms: Gymnothorax buroensis [in part - misidentification of collection specimens]
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 060902     Echidna spp.
Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-27.
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Expected species depth range is from 3 to 13 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on records from Qld (AMS specimens from Lizard I area, c. 14 44 S, 145 31 E) & Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (WAM specimen, 12 17 S, 123 08 E), depth range 3-13 m. Specimens identified by J. Pogonoski.

Identifiers:
FoA 5506
View at FoA
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278675
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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