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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 068021 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Scolecenchelys iredalei   (Whitley, 1927)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Iredale's Worm Eel Organism Type: a snake eel Synonyms: Scolecenchelys australis [McCosker et al 2006 - ZooCat, in part (Qld distribution)] Muraenichthys iredalei 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): 068021

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 2022-05-31. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 0 to 60 m.

Taxon Notes:	Between 1999 and 2015, Scolecenchelys iredalei was regarded as a junior synonym of Scolecenchelys australis (37 068003), but Hibino & Kimura (2015) resurrected the species. In Australia it is confirmed from Murray Island (9°56'S, 144°04'E - AMS specimen identified by Kimura in 2015), and Michaelmas Cay (16 40 S, 145 56 E) southwards to One Tree Island (c. 23 30), Qld (Hibino & Kimura 2015).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.name:a04f7c84-2fb4-4b18-b2b5-b72686fc4f61 Name status: synonym    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1012451 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-01-21 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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