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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 288043 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Scalicus hians   (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
Rank:	species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Photographic Index of Australian Fishes (PIAF) Image by: CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (CC BY-NC-SA) Rights: CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection Family: 37 288 Peristediidae (Armour Gurnards) - show full list Standard Name: [an armoured gurnard] Organism Type: an armoured gurnard Synonyms: Satyrichthys cf investigatoris [in Williams et al, 1996] Satyrichthys cf amiscus [in CAAB] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Parent Codes: 37 288913     Scalicus spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2024-06-27. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 435 to 714 m.

Taxon Notes:	Updated from Satyrichthys cf amiscus after reidentification of voucher and other specimens. In Australia, known from Cocos Island region (Indian Ocean) and west of Steep Point (26 13 S, 112 02 E) south to Rottnest Canyon (31 57 S, 115 08 E), WA in 435-714m depth.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276936 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2024-06-20 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Photographic Index of Australian Fishes (PIAF) Credit: CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (CC BY-NC-SA)