Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 228127 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & 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
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Abyssal (2000m+) - Parent Codes
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37 228967
Acanthonus spp.
- 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.
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map
Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2022-04-21 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 1761 to 3380 m.