CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Ophidiiformes (order) » Carapidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 229008 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 229 Carapidae (Pearlfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Wide-rib Pearlfish
Organism Type:	a pearlfish
Synonyms:	Eurypleuron cinereum Eurypleuron cinereus
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 229904 Eurypleuron spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	229008

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06.
Occurrence locations [1] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 1 to 455 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

There is some debate as to whether E. owasianum or E. cinereus is the correct name.

Identifiers:

AFD	NZOR-6-17039 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217831 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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