CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 233029 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hirundichthys indicus   Shakhovskoy & Parin, 2013
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 233 Exocoetidae (Flyingfishes) - show full list Standard Name: [a flyingfish] Organism Type: a flyingfish Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m) Pelagic, Epipelagic (0-200m, Oceanic) Parent Codes: 37 233904     Hirundichthys 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 2022-05-05. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 0 to 200 m.

Taxon Notes:

Shakhovskoy & Parin (2013) described two subspecies of Hirundichthys indicus - one from the western Indian Ocean (H. indicus indicus) and one from the eastern Indian Ocean (H. indicus orientalis). The latter subspecies has been recorded in the Christmas I territory (12°02 S, 107°16 E and 12°04 S, 105°44 E) by Shakhovskoy & Parin (2013).

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