CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom)  »  Chordata (phylum)  »  Actinopterygii (class)  »  Gadiformes (order)  »  Macrouridae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 232753 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Macrourus whitsoni   (Regan, 1913)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 232 Macrouridae (Whiptails) - show full list Standard Name: [a whiptail] Organism Type: a whiptail Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in subantarctic/Antarctic waters: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Abyssal (2000m+) Parent Codes: 37 232901     Macrourus spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-11-02. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 400 to 3200 m.

Taxon Notes:

Recorded from off Wilkes Land (64º22'S, 114º23'E), Australian Antarctic Territory; Antarctic, circumantarctic and South Atlantic (Falkland Islands) in 400–3200 m (Australian Faunal Directory, 2.11.2022).

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