CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 287139 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Phenacoscorpius adenensis   Norman, 1939
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Family
37 287 Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
[a scorpionfish]
Organism Type
a scorpionfish
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Parent Codes
37 287933     Phenacoscorpius spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
37 287840
Taxon Notes
Added based on Australian (Qld, NSW & Vic) records documented by Motomura et al 2012. Due to poor quality of specimens examined, there is some doubt as to the whether the sw Pacific specimens are the same species as the types described from the nw Indian Ocean (Motomura et al 2012).
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ad2afa3d-ed8a-4b75-be93-af6a87f27292
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia 5100
View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218072
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)