CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Beloniformes (order) » Exocoetidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 233007 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Cheilopogon abei Parin, 1996
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 233 Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Abe's Flyingfish
Organism Type:	a flyingfish
Synonyms:	Cheilopogon nigricans
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 233901 Cheilopogon spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	233007

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 200 m.

Taxon Notes:

Specimens referred to as Cheilopogon nigricans in Australia are probably C. abei.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:6feb1cb7-a2dc-492c-a823-b260daeddaef Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	3038 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217860 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report