CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code: 37 067046 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Coloconger saldanhai   Quéro, 2001

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 67 Colocongridae (Short-tail Conger Eels) - show full list
Standard Name: [a short-tail conger]
Organism Type: a short-tail conger
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 067908     Coloconger spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-09-16.
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Expected species depth range is from 580 to 650 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on Ho et al 2025 record from 10 29 S, 144 01 E, Papua Plateau, east of tip of Cape York, Queensland, in 596–603 m. Known from 580-650m depth.
Scientific Name
verified against:		 Ho, H-C., Smith, D.G. & J.J. Pogonoski, 2025. Species of the Eel Family Colocongridae (Order Anguilliformes), with Description of a New Species, Ichthyology & Herpetology, Vol. 113, 1: 154-178. doi:10.1643/i2024034
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