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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Serranidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 311010 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Epinephelus rankini Whitley, 1945 |
Rank: | species |
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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 2022-11-01. Occurrence locations [328] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Taxon Notes: | Cao et al 2022 resurrected E. rankini from the synonym of E. multinotatus. Epinephelus rankini is known from off the Perth region in WA north-east to the Arafura Sea, NT (c. 128ยบ54'E) and Indonesia in at least 15-100m depth, whereas E. multinotatus is restricted to the Western Indian Ocean. |
Common/Standard Name Notes: | Previous marketing names: Whitespotted Rockcod, Rockcod. |
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Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | . doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e90472 |