CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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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 228127 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Acanthonus armatus   Günther, 1878

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 228 Ophidiidae (Cusk Eels) - show full list
Standard Name: [a gelatinous cuskeel]
Organism Type: a gelatinous cuskeel
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Abyssal (2000m+)
Parent Codes: 37 228967     Acanthonus spp.
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-04-21.
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Expected species depth range is from 1761 to 3380 m.
Taxon Notes:In Australia, known from specimens collected from southern Qld (23 37 to 23 45 S), Cloates and Cape Range Canyons, WA (21 52 S to 22 12 S) and Christmas I, Indian Ocean in 1761-3380 m depth.
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