CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Stomiiformes (order)  »  Melanostomiidae (family)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: G.B. Goode & T.H. Bean, 1896 - Oceanic ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: G.B. Goode & T.H. Bean, 1896 - Oceanic ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic Family: 37 109 Melanostomiidae (Scaleless Dragonfishes) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Scaleless Dragonfish Organism Type: a scaleless dragonfish Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) Parent Codes: 37 109901     Bathophilus spp. Previous Codes (if any): 109004

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 2009-01-06. Occurrence locations [1] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 500 to 2000 m.

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Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Credit: G.B. Goode & T.H. Bean, 1896 - Oceanic ichthyology, a treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike