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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Lophiiformes (order) » Ogcocephalidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 212004 Taxa superceded by 37 212006 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Malthopsis sp. 1 [in Sainsbury et al, 1985] |
| Attention: Non-current taxon. This record represents an old code which has been superseded by a new active CAAB code. See taxon notes for more details (if available). | |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
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| Family: | 37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | [a seabat] | |
| Organism Type: | a seabat | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 212906
Malthopsis spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | Made non-active and superseded by Malthopsis bulla (37212006) after re-identification of voucher specimen by Ho & Last 2021. |
| Previous Codes (if any): | 212004, 37 212506, 212506 |
| Record source: | Ho, Hsuan-Ching Last, Peter, 2021. Review of the batfish genus Malthopsis from Australia (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae), with descriptions of five new species , Bulletin of Marine Science, Vol. 97: 165-218. . doi:10.5343/bms.2020.0037 |