CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Lophiiformes (order) » Melanocetidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 213002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 213 Melanocetidae (Blackdevils) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Deepsea Blackdevil
Organism Type:	a blackdevil
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) Pelagic, Bathypelagic (1000-2000m, Oceanic)
Parent Codes:	37 213901 Melanocetus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	213002

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-04.
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Expected species depth range is from 100 to 6370 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0be39188-e446-4d03-ae9d-a8572a14c98d Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	3587 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126557 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2021-01-21 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report