CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 132 Cetomimidae (Whalefishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300): Parr's Combtooth Whalefish
Common Names List: whalefish
Organism Type: a whalefish
Synonyms: Gyrinomimus simplex [mis-identification]
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 132902 Gyrinomimus spp.
Previous Codes (if any): 132001

Identifiers

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f7228499-d7cc-4647-b30c-38d4083236fa Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	1485 View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398431 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2026-05-27
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Distribution Data: Expected species depth range is from 0 to 2000 m.

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report