CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 297003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hoplichthys imamurai Nagano, McGrouther & Yabe, 2013
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 297 Hoplichthyidae (Ghost Flatheads) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a ghost flathead]
Organism Type:	a ghost flathead
Synonyms:	Hoplichthys cf citrinus [in CAAB] Hoplichthys cf acanthopleurus [in CAAB and Sainsbury et al., 1984: 336 (nw Australia)] Hoplichthys regani [Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola, 1984: 124 (southern Indonesia and nw Australia); Allen, 1997: 70, pl. 16 (southern Indonesia and nw Australia); Paxton et al., 2006: 950 (nw Australia)]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 297901 Hoplichthys spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	297003, 37 297502, 297502

Distribution map:
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Occurrence locations [4] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

Expected species depth range is from 200 to 302 m.

Taxon Notes:

Known from 3 specimens collected off northern WA (c. 18 30 S to 23 25 S) in 200-300m.

Identifiers:

FoA	4882 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:835134 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-10 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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