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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 076801 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Avocettina cf acuticeps
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 76 Nemichthyidae (Snipe Eels) - show full list Standard Name: [a snipe eel] Organism Type: a snipe eel Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) Parent Codes: 37 076901     Avocettina spp.

Taxon Notes:	Created for CSIRO's "Mesopelagic Fishes of the Southern Tasman Sea" Project. Recorded from the Tasman Sea outside the Australian EEZ (between Australia & NZ). Known from a specimen where tail tip is broken off (183+ pores), so total pore count unknown (genetic results not yet available).
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217462 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-06-20 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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