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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 210033 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Antennarius randalli   Allen, 1970

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 210 Antennariidae (Frogfishes) - show full list
Standard Name: [a frogfish]
Organism Type: a frogfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes: 37 210902     Antennarius spp.
Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-31.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 54 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on records from Cocos Keeling Islands, Hibernia Reef (Timor Sea, c. 12 00 S, 123 20 E) and Escape Reef, Qld (c. 15 50 S, 145 48 E) (Aust Faunal Directory online accessed 22.6.20). Allen & Erdmann (2012) recorded from depths of 8-31 m.

Identifiers:
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272542
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2020-07-06
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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