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CAAB Code: 37 212804     Taxa superceded by 37 212039 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Malthopsis sp. Q2a [of P. Last]  

Rank: species
Attention: Non-current taxon. This record represents an old code which has been superseded by a new active CAAB code. See taxon notes for more details (if available).
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 212 Ogcocephalidae (Seabats) - show full list
Standard Name: [a seabat]
Organism Type: a seabat
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 212906     Malthopsis spp.
Taxon Notes:Taxon redirected to and superseded by Malthopsis tetrabulla (37 212039) after re-identification of voucher specimen (QM I.18798) by Hans Ho in Jan 2025.

Identifiers:
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204581
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2025-09-22
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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