CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 228086 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Monomitopus vitiazi   (Nielsen, 1971)
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Image
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images
Image by:
FAO
Licence:
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
Rights:
FAO
Family
37 228 Ophidiidae (Cusk Eels) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300)
Spearcheek Cusk
Organism Type
a cusk eel
Synonyms
Monomitopus vityazi [mis-spelling]
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes
37 228941     Monomitopus spp.
Taxon Notes
Added based on record by Nielsen et al (1999).
Scientific Name Notes
The species name is sometimes spelt 'vityazi' but 'vitiazi' is technically correct (see Catalog of Fishes online).
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a0c6a488-dc89-4d0a-be58-ae5773a07b65
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272814
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2017-02-10
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2012-07-05
Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 698 to 1023 m.