Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 37 228135 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Acanthonus hextii Alcock, (1890)
- 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
- Synonyms
- Tauredophidium hextii
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Habitat
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Abyssal (2000m+)
- Parent Codes
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37 228967
Acanthonus spp.
- Taxon Notes
- Added based on QM specimens from W of Osprey Reef (14 01 S, 146 26.18 E), Qld in 2641-2681 m depth. Known from off East Africa to New Caledonia.
- Distribution Map
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View detailed map
Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2025-09-18 - Distribution Data
- Expected species depth range is from 2641 to 2681 m.