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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Ophidiiformes (order) » Carapidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 229001 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Encheliophis gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06. Occurrence locations [13] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: D.C. Arnold, 1956 - A systematic revision of the fishes of the teleost family Carapidae (Percomorphi, Blennioidea), with descriptions of two new species Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: D.C. Arnold, 1956 - A systematic revision of the fishes of the teleost family Carapidae (Percomorphi, Blennioidea), with descriptions of two new species | ||
| Family: | 37 229 Carapidae (Pearlfishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Graceful Pearlfish | |
| Organism Type: | a pearlfish | |
| Synonyms: | Carapus houlti | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 229903
Encheliophis spp. |
| Taxon Notes: | Includes taxon formerly identified as Carapus houlti (37 229005) | ||||||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 229001, 37 229005, 229005 | ||||||||
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