CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 229014 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Echiodon anchipterus Williams, 1984
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 229 Carapidae (Pearlfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Closefin Pearlfish
Organism Type:	a pearlfish
Synonyms:	Echiodon coheni
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 229902 Echiodon spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	229014

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 79 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

Some debate as to whether E. coheni or E. anchipterus is the correct name.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f809b62b-5842-4058-b27e-818e0df61626 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	4072 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:272780 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2017-02-10 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report