CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300): Flappy Snake Eel
Organism Type: a snake eel
Synonyms: Phyllophichthus macrurus Phyllopichthus xenodontus [mis-spelling on CAAB]
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 068917 Phyllophichthus spp.
Previous Codes (if any): 068033, 37 068032, 068032

Taxon Notes

Includes taxon formerly identified as Phyllophichthus macrurus (37 068032).

Identifiers

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:48480b82-2724-4e1f-a533-a3978b940589 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	1421 View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217592 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Distribution Map: View detailed map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2009-01-06
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Distribution Data: Expected species depth range is from 0 to 21 m.

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report