CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 269002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker, 1879
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 269 Veliferidae (Veilfins) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Highfin Veilfin
Common Names List:	sail veilfin
Organism Type:	a veilfin
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes:	37 269902 Velifer spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	269002

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

Expected species depth range is from 17 to 186 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f027ee6d-0316-4f03-a0fd-33e4807fa439 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	1504 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217887 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-06-09 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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