CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Aulopiformes (order) » Aulopidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 117002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hime diactithrix (Prokofiev, 2008)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 117 Aulopidae (Threadsails) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a threadsail]
Organism Type:	a threadsail
Synonyms:	Hime formosana [Australian Faunal Directory] Hime sp. 4 [of G. Yearsley] Aulopus sp. 4 [of G. Yearsley] Aulopus sp. [in Sainsbury et al, 1985]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 117902 Hime spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	117002

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-05-06.
Occurrence locations [10] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 187 to 299 m.

Taxon Notes:

Although Prokofiev (2012) synonymised H. diactithrix with H. formosanus, genetic data of Gomon et al 2013 suggest that the two are distinct species, with H. diactithrix being confirmed from northern WA.

Identifiers:

FoA	4911 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1525192 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2025-05-06 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report