CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 070010 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Ilyophis blachei Saldanha & Merrett, 1982
Rank:	species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 70 Synaphobranchidae (Basketwork Eels) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a basketwork eel]
Organism Type:	a basketwork eel
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 070903 Ilyophis spp.

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-05-19.
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Expected species depth range is from 1087 to 1370 m.

Taxon Notes:

Added based on Gomon et al 2008. Confirmed from CSIRO specimens from the Lord Howe Rise (Tasman Sea, 32 26 S, 161 47 E) and Tasmania in 1087-1370m.

Identifiers:

FoA	5472 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126325 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2025-05-19 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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