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)  »  Beloniformes (order)  »  Exocoetidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 233014 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Hirundichthys oxycephalus   (Bleeker, 1852)

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes

Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images

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Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
Family: 37 233 Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300): 		Bony Flyingfish
Organism Type: a flyingfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m)
Parent Codes: 37 233904     Hirundichthys spp.
Previous Codes
(if any):		 233014
Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-05.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 200 m.
Taxon Notes:Shakhovskoy & Parin (2013) recognised 3 geographically separate subspecies, with H. oxycephalus oxycephalus occurring in Australian waters, including Christmas Island.
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