CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Scorpaeniformes (order) » Scorpaenidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 287032 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Neomerinthe amplisquamiceps (Fowler, 1938)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 287 Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Orange Scorpionfish
Common Names List:	black spot scorpionfish
Organism Type:	a scorpionfish
Synonyms:	Scorpaenodes smithi [mis-identification]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes:	37 287926 Neomerinthe spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	287032, 37 287039, 287039

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06.
Occurrence locations [98] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 25 to 294 m.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:c7cd2464-d1d3-4e36-a156-3f004a595f4e Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276258 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report