Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 083004 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Polyacanthonotus rissoanus (De Filippi & Verany, 1857)
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Family
- 37 83 Notacanthidae (Spiny Eels) - show full list
- Standard Name
- [a spiny eel]
- Organism Type
- a spiny eel
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
- Parent Codes
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37 083902
Polyacanthonotus spp.
- Taxon Notes
- Added based on specimens from Norfolk Ridge (Tasman Sea), NSW & Macquarie Island collected in approximately 1000-1470m depth.
- Identifiers
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Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:982fa967-52ea-49f0-88ca-7dc71000e4d4
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living AustraliaFishes of Australia 5319
View at Fishes of AustraliaWorld Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126645
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2020-01-08
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map
Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2026-08-10 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 1149 to 2771 m.