CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 212022 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Halicmetus ruber   Alcock, 1891
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Family
37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list
Standard Name
[a seabat]
Organism Type
a seabat
Synonyms
Halicmetus sp. F [of P. Last] (in CAAB)
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes
37 212903     Halicmetus spp.
Taxon Notes
Updated from Halicmetus sp. F [of P. Last] based on the original ID of WAM P.31798-003 (cited in Ho & Last, 2018), which is now the CAAB voucher for Halicmetus ruber. In Australia, known from northern WA (c. 14 33 S, 121 15 E to 21 30 S, 113 56 E) in 440-1023m.
Identifiers
Fishes of Australia 5478
View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:269307
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2017-01-18
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2022-06-03
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Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 440 to 1023 m.