CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 228062 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Xyelacyba myersi Cohen, 1961
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 228 Ophidiidae (Cusk Eels) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Gargoyle Cusk
Organism Type:	a cusk eel
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 228957 Xyelacyba spp.

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-04.
Occurrence locations [1] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 1100 to 1347 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

The correct name for Australian representatives of this genus is uncertain.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8b46caab-6b69-42b8-a25c-d736ba254f6d Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	3016 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158779 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

Images:

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CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report