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 212046 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority
:

Halicmetus niger   Ho, Endo & Sakamaki, 2008

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes

Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images

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Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Family: 37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list
Standard Name: [a seabat]
Organism Type: a seabat
Synonyms: Halicmetus sp. E [of P. Last] (in CAAB)
Halicmetus nigra
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 212903     Halicmetus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
:
37 212020
Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-06-02.
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Expected species depth range is from 280 to 1013 m.
Taxon Notes:The name is apparently an adjective and should be spelled niger when in Halicmetus.
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