CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 068000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Ophichthidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list
Standard Name:	snake eels
Organism Type:	a snake eel
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Parent Codes:	37 990025 Anguilliformes
Child Codes:	37 068901 Allips spp. 37 068902 Apterichtus spp. 37 068903 Bascanichthys spp. 37 068904 Brachysomophis spp. 37 068905 Callechelys spp. 37 068906 Cirrhimuraena spp. 37 068907 Echelus spp. 37 068908 Ichthyapus spp. 37 068909 Leiuranus spp. 37 068910 Malvoliophis spp. 37 068911 Muraenichthys spp. 37 068912 Myrichthys spp. 37 068913 Myrophis spp. 37 068914 Neenchelys spp. 37 068915 Ophichthus spp. 37 068916 Ophisurus spp. 37 068917 Phyllophichthus spp. 37 068918 Pisodonophis spp. 37 068919 Schismorhynchus spp. 37 068920 Schultzidia spp. 37 068921 Scolecenchelys spp. 37 068922 Skythrenchelys spp. 37 068923 Xyrias spp. 37 068924 Yirrkala spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	068000

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Occurrence locations [11] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

Taxon Notes:

This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:527dc008-10fd-452d-a001-7a7e76b3aaa2 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125434 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2018-09-25 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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