Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 060096 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Uropterygius polyspilus (Regan, 1909)
- 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 a WAM specimen collected from Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island, (c. 10 29 S, 105 40 E) in 1961 (identified by J Pogonoski, CSIRO).
- Identifiers
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Fishes of Australia 5510
View at Fishes of AustraliaWorld Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212040
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2018-11-19
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 18 m.