CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 068002 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Pisodonophis cancrivorus   (Richardson, 1848)
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Image
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images
Image by:
Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Licence:
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
Rights:
Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Family
37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300)
Burrowing Snake Eel
Common Names List
burrowing snake eel
Organism Type
a snake eel
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Estuarine
Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes
37 068918     Pisodonophis spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
068002
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0eaba9c7-4a89-4350-8214-c9f5144b90f0
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia 3082
View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217594
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2022-02-21
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2009-01-06
Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 1 to 20 m.