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 114048 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Talismania kotlyari   Sazonov & Ivanov, 1980

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: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 114916     Talismania spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-06-15.
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Expected species depth range is from 709 to 1050 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on single CSIRO specimen from NW of Cape Leveque (14° 36.52' S, 121° 19.76' E), WA collected in 709-712 m depth.
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