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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code: 37 211014 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Chaunax russatus   Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 211 Chaunacidae (Coffinfishes) - show full list
Standard Name: [a coffinfish]
Organism Type: a coffinfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 211902     Chaunax spp.
Taxon Notes:Added after description and identification of material in CSIRO collection. In Australian waters, recorded from Lord Howe Rise (c. 32 26 S, 161 47 E to 34 12 S, 162 39 E), Wanganella Bank (c. 32 26 S, 167 47 E), West Norfolk Ridge (34 34 S, 168 57 E) south to Cascade Plateau (45 53 S, 150 29 E), Tasman Sea and also W of Geraldton (28 30 S, 112 55 E), WA in 512-1200m depth (Ho et al 2013).
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