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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 212032 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Halieutopsis stellifera (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) |
Rank: | Species |
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Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same. ![]() Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-06-21. Get expert distribution shapefile |
Taxon Notes: | Updated from Halieutopsis sp B after re-identification of Australian material, including CSIRO voucher specimen in Ho 2021. In Australia, known from E of Gold coast (27 55 S, 154 03 E), Qld south to off Gerringong (34 48 S, 151 14 E), NSW (including Lord Howe Rise) and from Scott Reef area (14 07 S, 122 06 E), NW of Cape Leveque (15 56 S, 120 36 E) and south to NW of Dampier Archipelago (18 52 S, 116 00 E), WA in 395-1197m depth. |
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Record source: | Ho, Hsuan-Ching, 2021. Taxonomy and Distribution of the Deep-Sea Batfish Genus Halieutopsis (Teleostei: Ogcocephalidae), with Descriptions of Five New Species, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 10: 34. doi:10.3390/jmse10010034 |