CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Siluriformes (order)  »  Ariidae (family)

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 188 Ariidae (Forktail Catfishes) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Giant Sea Catfish Common Names List: common forktailed catfish Organism Type: a forktail catfish Synonyms: Arius thalassinus Netuma thalassinus Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 188908     Netuma spp. Previous Codes (if any): 188001

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [761] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 11 to 102 m.

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