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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Lophiiformes (order) » Antennariidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 210011 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817) |
CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
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Family: | 37 210 Antennariidae (Frogfishes) - show full list | |
Standard Name: | Spotfin Anglerfish | |
Common Names List: | white-finger anglerfish | |
Organism Type: | a frogfish | |
Synonyms: | Antennarius nummifer Antennatus nummifer | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
Parent Codes: |
37 210919
Abantennarius spp. |
Taxon Notes: | This species has been previously placed in the genus Antennarius and then Antennatus but updated to follow Pietsch & Arnold 2020. |
Previous Codes (if any): | 210011 |
Record source: | Pietsch, T. W. Arnold, R. J., 2020, Frogfishes. Biodiversity, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 601pp. |