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 Code:	37 109025 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Melanostomias pauciradius   Matsubara, 1938
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: T. Nakabo ed. 2002 - Fishes of Japan, with pictorial keys to the species. English Edition Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: T. Nakabo ed. 2002 - Fishes of Japan, with pictorial keys to the species. English Edition Family: 37 109 Melanostomiidae (Scaleless Dragonfishes) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Three-ray Dragonfish Organism Type: a scaleless dragonfish Synonyms: Melanostomias macrophotus Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) Parent Codes: 37 109905     Melanostomias spp. Previous Codes (if any): 109025

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. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 500 to 2000 m.

Taxon Notes:	Sometimes referred to as Melanostomias macrophotus. The true M. macrophotus might also occur in Australia but specimens are required to confirm its presence.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:86a22c96-b712-4064-9623-032e27b5ebe7 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 1799 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:275165 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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