CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code: 37 070012 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Dysomma formosa   Ho & Tighe, 2018

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 070906     Dysomma spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-08-28.
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Expected species depth range is from 362 to 397 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on a WAM specimen collected from NW of Point Cloates (22° 22' 10.8" S, 113° 37' 53.4" E), WA in 362-397m.
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