CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 287046 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley, 1970
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 287 Sebastidae (Ocean Perches) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Deepsea Ocean Perch
Common Names List:	Cape scorpionfish
Organism Type:	an ocean perch
Synonyms:	Trachyscorpia capensis
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 287902 Trachyscorpia spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	287046, 37 287518, 287518, 37 287804

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-21.
Occurrence locations [156] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 400 to 1050 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

Trachyscorpia capensis is an unavailable name for this species.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:cd197bd9-a2ca-48bd-a9e8-5279f4ce808b Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	1474 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:274872 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