CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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CAAB Code:	37 310007 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Hypopterus macropterus (Günther, 1859)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 310 Latidae (Giant Perches) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Spikey Bass
Common Names List:	Spiky Bass
Organism Type:	a giant perch
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 310903 Hypopterus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	310007

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2014-08-11.
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Expected species depth range is from 1 to 30 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

The genus Hypopterus might belong in the family Latidae (see Otero, 2004).

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2e22beee-c39c-4f80-87c7-c45d2f900660 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	4642 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:281123 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2021-01-21 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report