CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Anguilliformes (order)  »  Ophichthidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 068058 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Muraenichthys velinasalis   Hibino & Kimura, 2015
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 68 Ophichthidae (Snake Eels) - show full list Standard Name: [a snake eel] Organism Type: a snake eel Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 37 068911     Muraenichthys spp.

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 2022-04-12. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 1 to 31 m.

Taxon Notes:	Added after description - in Australia only known from a specimen collected at One Tree Island, Qld (23 30 S, 152 05E). Known depth range 1-15m, possibly to 31m (Hibino & Kimura 2015).
Identifiers:	FoA 5307 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1493854 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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