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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 060094 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Enchelycore kamara   Böhlke & Böhlke, 1980

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)
Parent Codes: 37 060903     Enchelycore spp.
Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-21.
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Expected species depth range is from 2 to 6 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on AMS specimen from Lizard I area (c. 14 42 S, 145 27 E) and 2 QM specimens from Swain Reefs (21 42 S, 152 21 E to 21 53 S, 152 21 E) in 2-6 m depth. ID's confirmed by J Pogonoski, CSIRO.

Identifiers:
FoA 5509
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WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271806
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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