Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 212050 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Malthopsis parva Ho, Roberts & Shao, 2013
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Family
- 37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list
- Standard Name
- [a seabat]
- Organism Type
- a seabat
- Synonyms
- Malthopsis sp NFZ3 [NORFANZ reports]
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
- Parent Codes
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37 212906
Malthopsis spp.
- Taxon Notes
- Added based on CSIRO record from Lord Howe Rise (31 45 S, 159 21 E, beam trawl with depth range 565-960m). Also known from the seamounts and ridges north of New Zealand and south of New Caledonia, Southwestern Pacific in 372-677m.
- Identifiers
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World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:835046
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2021-01-21
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map
Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2025-09-22 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 420 to 677 m.