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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 068027 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Neenchelys cheni   (Chen & Weng, 1967)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes 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 (AS5300): Gaper Snake Eel Organism Type: a snake eel Synonyms: Neenchelys retropinna Smith & Böhlke, 1983 [in most references prior to Ho et al 2013] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 068914     Neenchelys spp. Previous Codes (if any): 068027

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. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 50 to 200 m.

Scientific Name Notes:	Ho et al 2013 (Zoological Studies) noted that Neenchelys cheni, an earlier name used for a Taiwan species, is a senior synonym of Neenchelys retropinna, so the former is the valid name.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:213ade97-2389-422a-8266-834690eeb815 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 1420 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1012186 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-05-05 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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