CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Ophidiiformes (order) » Ophidiidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 228006 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Ophidion muraenolepis (Günther, 1880)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 228 Ophidiidae (Cusk Eels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Blackedge Cusk
Organism Type:	a cusk eel
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes:	37 228945 Ophidion spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	228006

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
Occurrence locations [13] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 39 to 86 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:dda684b3-35c1-4d94-a452-d8f4c340b198 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	2861 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272831 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2021-05-06 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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