CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Lampriformes (order) » Veliferidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 269001 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Metavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 269 Veliferidae (Veilfins) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Common Veilfin
Common Names List:	veilfin spiny veilfin
Organism Type:	a veilfin
Synonyms:	Velifer multiradiatus
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Coastal (0-40m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 269901 Metavelifer spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	269001

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 [93] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 30 to 242 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:86660d74-c840-4e7d-b5a7-964803f874c0 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	4332 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217885 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-02-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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