CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Lophiiformes (order) » Antennariidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 210011 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Abantennarius nummifer (Cuvier, 1817)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 210 Antennariidae (Frogfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Spotfin Anglerfish
Common Names List:	white-finger anglerfish
Organism Type:	a frogfish
Synonyms:	Antennarius nummifer Antennatus nummifer
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 210919 Abantennarius spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	210011

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-30.
Occurrence locations [29] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 0 to 176 m.

Taxon Notes:	This species has been previously placed in the genus Antennarius and then Antennatus but updated to follow Pietsch & Arnold 2020.

Record source:	Pietsch, T. W. Arnold, R. J., 2020, Frogfishes. Biodiversity, zoogeography, and behavioral ecology. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 601pp.

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