CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 212051 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Malthopsis asperata   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. E2 [of P Last] [CAAB] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Parent Codes: 37 212906     Malthopsis spp. Previous Codes (if any): 37 212803

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 2022-05-06. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 298 to 670 m.

Taxon Notes:

Added based on records in Ho & Last 2021 Australian Malthopsis revision. In Australia, recorded from Fraser seamount (24°25´S, 155°17´E), Brittania seamount (28°18´29˝S, 155°38´37˝E) and near Middleton Reef, Lord Howe Rise (29°13.09´S, 158°59.85´E) in 298-670 m. Elsewhere known from New Zealand, New Caledonia and near Jarvis Island (central Pacific) as shallow as 183 m.

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