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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 232754 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Macrourus holotrachys   Günther, 1878
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 232 Macrouridae (Whiptails) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): Bigeye Grenadier Organism Type: a whiptail Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m) 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 816 to 1500 m.

Taxon Notes:	This species was originally added for imported specimens sold in Australia. Subsequently, CSIRO specimens from Heard & McDonald Islands, Macquarie Island and Prydz Bay (Australian Antarctic Territory) were confirmed by Peter McMillan in Sep 2016. The Standard Name of Bigeye Grenadier was approved by the FRDC Fish Names Committee on 15 March 2017.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:95b2b30f-e63e-46c4-8e3d-70513a05731d Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia FoA 5418 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:234831 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-01-21 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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