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)  »  Scorpaeniformes (order)  »  Scorpaenidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 287156 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Sebastapistes monospina   Cabebe-Barnuevo & Motomura, 2025

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:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 287941     Sebastapistes spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-09-22.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 27 m.
Taxon Notes:Described from specimens collected from Lord Howe Island, French Polynesia & Pitcairn Island in depths of 0-27m (Cabebe-Barnuevo & Motomura 2025).
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Record source and
Scientific Name
verified against:		 Cabebe-Barnuevo, R. and H. Motomura, 2025. Sebastapistes monospina, a new species of scorpionfish (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) from the South Pacific Ocean., Ichthyological Research: 1-8. doi:10.1007/s10228-025-01020-3
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