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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Stomiiformes (order) » Melanostomiidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 109028 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Opostomias micripnus (Günther, 1878) |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06. Occurrence locations [3] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
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| Family: | 37 109 Melanostomiidae (Scaleless Dragonfishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Obese 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 109906
Opostomias spp. |
| Previous Codes (if any): | 109028, 37 109513, 109513, 37 109517, 109517, 37 109515, 109515 | ||||||
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