CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Osmeriformes (order)  »  Alepocephalidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 114047 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Narcetes erimelas   Alcock, 1890

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 114 Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) - show full list
Standard Name: [a slickhead]
Organism Type: a slickhead
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Abyssal (2000m+)
Parent Codes: 37 114914     Narcetes spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-01-16.
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Expected species depth range is from 2058 to 2214 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on CSIRO specimen trawled from NW of Exmouth Gulf (20° 50.68' S, 111° 35.76' E to 20° 52.3' S, 111° 35.25' E), WA in 2058-2214 m depth.
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