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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Scorpaeniformes (order) » Scorpaenidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 287061 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Parascorpaena aurita (Rüppell, 1838) |
Rank: | Species |
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Distribution map:
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Scientific Name Notes: | Motomura et al 2009 noted that Scorpaena bynoensis Richardson, 1845 (type locality: nw coast of Australia), Scorpaena stokesii Richardson, 1846 (type locality: coast of Australia) and Scorpaena bellicosa Castelnau, 1875 (type locality: Nicol Bay, Qld, Australia) are all junior synonyms of Parascorpaena aurita (not P. picta as previously stated by other authors such as Allen & Cross, 1989; Allen et al 2006). | ||||||
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