CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: A.R. McCulloch, 1911 - Report on the fishes obtained by the F. I. S. "Endeavour," on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Part I Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: A.R. McCulloch, 1911 - Report on the fishes obtained by the F. I. S. "Endeavour," on the coasts of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Part I Family: 37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list Standard Name (AS 5300): Shortfin Worm Eel Common Names List: southern worm eel Organism Type: a snake eel Synonyms: Muraenichthys tasmaniensis Muraenichthys australis Scolecenchelys iredalei Scolecenchelys lengomena Scolecenchelys lingowenah Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 068921     Scolecenchelys spp. Previous Codes (if any): 068003, 37 068005, 068005, 37 068006, 068006, 37 068008, 068008

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06. Occurrence locations [17] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 2 to 50 m.