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)  »  Ophichthidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 068008     Taxa superceded by 37 068003 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Scolecenchelys tasmaniensis   (McCulloch, 1911)

Rank: Species
Attention: Non-current taxon. This record represents an old code which has been superseded by a new active CAAB code. See taxon notes for more details (if available).
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list
Standard Name: Shortfin Worm Eel
Common Names List: Tasmanian Worm Eel
Organism Type: a snake eel
Synonyms: Muraenichthys tasmaniensis
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 068921     Scolecenchelys spp.
Previous Codes
(if any):		 068008
Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 50 m.
Taxon Notes:Made non-active and superseded by 37 068003 (Scolecenchelys australis) based on Hibino & Kimura 2015 (ie M. tasmaniensis is a synonymn of S. australis)

Identifiers:
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:282723
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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