CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Beryciformes (order) » Trachichthyidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 255020 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hoplostethus melanopeza Roberts & Gomon, 2012
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 255 Trachichthyidae (Roughies) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a roughy]
Organism Type:	a roughy
Synonyms:	Hoplostethus gigas (Gomon et al 1994 in part: 403, fig 361, description, off Sydney, NSW and Bay of Plenty, NZ).
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Parent Codes:	37 255903 Hoplostethus spp.

Taxon Notes:

Known from se Australia (NSW & Victoria) and northern NZ in 140-760m, but most often 250-400m (Roberts & Gomon 2012).

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:4bddbe25-2b3e-4509-9a52-f67322397c19 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:834916 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-10 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report