CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 065005 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Saurenchelys finitimus (Whitley, 1935)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
	Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: G.P. Whitley, 1935 - Studies in ichthyology. No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: G.P. Whitley, 1935 - Studies in ichthyology. No. 9. Records of the Australian Museum
Family:	37 65 Nettastomatidae (Duckbill Eels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Whitsunday Wire Eel
Organism Type:	a duckbill eel
Synonyms:	Saurenchelys finitima [mis-spelling on CAAB]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 065903 Saurenchelys spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	065005

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
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Expected species depth range is from 45 to 140 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:04e3fea3-50b5-4613-be83-a19c542411b6 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	1995 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:271915 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2017-02-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report