CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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 Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO Family: 37 233 Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) - show full list Standard Name (AS5300): 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: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-05-05. Get expert distribution shapefile 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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