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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 245028 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Melanotaenia sahulensis   Hammer, Allen, Martin, Adams & Unmack, 2019
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 245 Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes) - show full list Standard Name: [a blue eye] Organism Type: a blue eye Synonyms: Melanotaenia maccullochi [in part] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Freshwater Parent Codes: 37 245903     Melanotaenia spp.

Taxon Notes:

Added based on description by Hammer et al 2019. Known from northeast Cape York Peninsula, Australia and southern central New Guinea. Locations include the northern tip and east coast of Cape York from the Jardine River, Bamaga area, Shelburne Bay area and around as far south as Scrubby Creek; Torres Strait (Moa Island); PNG from the Pahoturi to Bensbach river systems including the mid-Fly; and Indonesia from the Merauke area.

Identifiers:

FoA 5521 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1493800 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2021-05-05 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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