CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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CAAB Code:	37 228030 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Bidenichthys paxtoni (Nielsen & Cohen, 1986)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 228 Bythitidae (Live-bearing Cusks) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Baldhead Cusk
Organism Type:	a live-bearing cusk
Synonyms:	Melodichthys paxtoni Fiordichthys paxtoni
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 228929 Bidenichthys spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	228030

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06.
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Expected species depth range is from 165 to 275 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

See Nielsen, Schwarzhans & Møller (2004) & Møller & Nielsen (2015, NZ book) re generic placement.

Identifiers:

FoA	1878 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398398 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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