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)  »  Myctophiformes (order)  »  Neoscopelidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 121005 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Scopelengys tristis   Alcock, 1890

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 121 Neoscopelidae (Largescale Lanternfishes) - show full list
Standard Name: [a largescale lanternfish]
Organism Type: a largescale lanternfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Pelagic, Bathypelagic (1000-2000m, Oceanic)
Parent Codes: 37 121902     Scopelengys spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2024-09-02.
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Expected species depth range is from 1064 to 1080 m.
Taxon Notes:In Australia, known from a CSIRO specimen collected from NW of Exmouth Gulf (20 51 S, 112 51 E), WA in 1064-1080m.
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