Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 228051 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Bassozetus galatheae Nielsen & Merrett, 2000
- Rank
- Species
- CAAB category
- 37 - Pisces Fishes
- Image
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Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images- Image by:
- Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
- Licence:
- Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
- Rights:
- Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO.
- Family
- 37 228 Ophidiidae (Cusk Eels) - show full list
- Standard Name
(AS 5300) - Galathea Assfish
- Organism Type
- a cusk eel
- Synonyms
- Bassozetus sp. A [in Williams et al, 1996]
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
- Parent Codes
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37 228907
Bassozetus spp.
- Identifiers
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Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:93ba5cd0-c766-49f6-ab25-28a833314189
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2026-07-21
View at Atlas of Living AustraliaFishes of Australia 3013
View at Fishes of AustraliaWorld Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272789
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2026-07-21
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map
Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2009-01-06 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 886 to 1700 m.
- Record source and Scientific Name verified against
- Williams, A., Last, P.R., Gomon, M.F. & Paxton, J.R., 1996. Species composition and checklist of the demersal ichthyofauna of the continental slope off Western Australia (20-35°5)., Records of the Western Australian Museum, Vol. 18: 135-155.