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)  »  Myctophidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 122750 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Electrona antarctica   (Günther, 1878)

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 122 Myctophidae (Lanternfishes) - show full list
Standard Name: [a lanternfish]
Organism Type: a lanternfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)
Pelagic, Bathypelagic (1000-2000m, Oceanic)
Parent Codes: 37 122901     Electrona spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-27.
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Expected species depth range is from 200 to 1600 m.
Taxon Notes:Confirmed from Heard & McDonald Island within Australian waters (CSIRO specimens).
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