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)  »  Beryciformes (order)  »  Diretmidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 254004 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Diretmoides pauciradiatus   (Woods, 1973)

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 254 Diretmidae (Spinyfins) - show full list
Standard Name: [a spinyfin]
Organism Type: a spinyfin
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)
 Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-09-08.
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Expected species depth range is from 696 to 760 m.
Taxon Notes:Added based on 2 CSIRO specimens collected from the Queensland (16 59 S, 151 01 E) and Marion Plateau (19 00 S, 150 37 E), Coral Sea. Collected from depths of 696 to at least 760 m.
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