CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 120002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Chlorophthalmus pectoralis Okamura & Doi, 1984
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 120 Chlorophthalmidae (Greeneyes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Shortnose Greeneye
Common Names List:	northern cucumberfish
Organism Type:	a greeneye
Synonyms:	Chlorophthalmus agassizi Bonaparte, 1840 [in CAAB, prior to 2023]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 120903 Chlorophthalmus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	120002

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
Occurrence locations [4] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 220 to 777 m.

Taxon Notes:	Previously referred to as Chlorophthalmus agassizi, but this species is restricted to the Mediterranean Sea & Atlantic Ocean (Gomon et al 2014). In Australian waters, C. pectoralis known from northern Western Australia, and off Queensland to southern New South Wales.

Record source and Scientific Name verified against:	Gomon, M.F., Ward, R.D., Chapple, S., & Hale, J.M., 2014. The use of DNA barcode evidence for inferring species of Chlorophthalmus (Aulopiformes, Chlorophthalmidae) in the Indo-West Pacific, Marine and Freshwater Research, Vol. 65: 1027-1034. doi:10.1071/MF13245

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