CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code: 37 282148 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Australyichthys aegis   Short, Foster & Gomon, 2026

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 282 Syngnathidae (Pipefishes) - show full list
Standard Name: [a sea muppet]
Organism Type: a sea muppet
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes: 37 282942     Australyichthys spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2026-08-05.
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Expected species depth range is from 50 to 50 m.
Taxon Notes:Known only from the holotype collected from the entrance to Spencer Gulf, Gambier Islands (35.20°S, 136.27°E), SA in approximately 50 m depth (Short et al 2026).
Record source: Short, G., Foster, R., Gomon, M., Bassham, S., Small, C., Parkinson, K., Du Toit, A., Biggs, C., Harasti, D., Hamilton, H. & Hay, A. , 2026. Australyichthys gen. nov. (Teleostei, Syngnathidae), a lost mesophotic lineage from southern Australia, with description of A. aegis sp. nov. and reclassification of Hippocampus minotaur and H. paradoxus., Journal of Lost Species, Vol. 1. doi:10.66264%2Fy1ffbcwb
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