CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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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 212035 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Halieutopsis simula   (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912)

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list
Standard Name: [a seabat]
Organism Type: a seabat
Synonyms: Halieutopsis sp. E [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 212905     Halieutopsis spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-06-23.
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Expected species depth range is from 430 to 612 m.
Taxon Notes:Updated from Halieutopsis sp. E [of P. Last] after re-identification of the AMS voucher specimen by Ho 2021. In Australia, known from NW of Port Hedland (18°40'S, 116°42'E) and North of Port Hedland (17° 22' S, 118° 38' E), WA in 430-612m depth.
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
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