CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Syngnathiformes (order) » Syngnathidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 282035 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Acentronura breviperula Fraser-Brunner & Whitley, 1949
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 282 Syngnathidae (Pipefishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse
Organism Type:	a pipefish
Synonyms:	Acentronura tentaculata
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes:	37 282901 Acentronura spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	282035

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2015-04-21.
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Expected species depth range is from 1 to 40 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

In Australia, the name Acentronura tentaculata has long been applied to this species. However, A. tentaculata is endemic to the Red Sea, and A. breviperula is the correct name for the Australian species (see Kuiter, 2000).

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:fc7b2c49-9541-47fb-9ef6-4fb896275177 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	1515 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:309247 Name status: unaccepted Checked on: 2017-02-10 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report