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 068016 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Leiuranus versicolor   (Richardson, 1848)

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes

Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images

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Family: 37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300): Convict Snake Eel
Organism Type: a snake eel
Synonyms: Elapsopis versicolor
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes: 37 068909     Leiuranus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
:
068016, 37 068015, 068015
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 1 to 18 m.
Taxon Notes:Includes taxon formerly identified as Elapsopis cyclorhinus (37 068015)

Identifiers:
AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c9543c7c-70d9-40dc-a8dc-4707ded550a6
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA 2895
View at FoA
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:310967
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-10
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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