CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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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 229017 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Carapus sluiteri   (Weber, 1905)

Rank: Species
Attention: Non-current taxon. This record has been temporarily suspended because some details may be incorrect or incomplete and are awaiting verification. See taxon notes for more details (if available).
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 229 Carapidae (Pearlfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300): 		Sluiter's Pearlfish
Organism Type: a pearlfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 229901     Carapus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any):		 229017
Taxon Notes:Markle & Olney (1990) recorded this species from the Timor area just north of the Australian EEZ. Specimens from Australian waters are yet to be reported.
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