CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 261003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Ostichthys japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 261 Holocentridae (Squirrelfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Giant Squirrelfish
Common Names List:	northwest red fish
Organism Type:	a squirrelfish
Synonyms:	Holotrachys major Whitley, 1950
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 261903 Ostichthys spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	261003, 37 261506, 261506

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
Occurrence locations [136] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 40 to 300 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:39482101-f478-467e-a094-a2c6968aa52c Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	4446 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276207 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