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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Ophidiiformes (order) » Ophidiidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 228062 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Acanthonus myersi (Cohen, 1961) |
Rank: | Species |
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Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same. ![]() Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2024-07-23. Occurrence locations [1] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Taxon Notes: | Girard et al 2024 synonymised the genus Xyelacyba with Acanthonus, so the correct name for this species is now Acanthonus myersi. In Australia, known from Christmas Island area (11° 24.04' S, 104° 55.07' E) and off NW Cape (21 54 S, 113 41 E) to Gascoyne region (23 00 S, 112 28 E) in 1100-1447m depth. | ||||||
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Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | Girard, M.G., Nonaka, A., Baldwin, C.C. and Johnson, G.D, 2024. Discovery and description of elaborate larval cusk-eels and the relationships among Acanthonus, Tauredophidium, and Xyelacyba (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), NOAA Professional Paper NMFS 24: 20-42. doi:10.7755/PP.24.3 |