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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 311210 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Verilus pacificus   (Mochizuki, 1979)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 311 Acropomatidae (Ocean Basses) - show full list Standard Name: [a temperate bass] Organism Type: a temperate bass Synonyms: Neoscombrops pacificus (as 37328002) [Last et al 2014] Acropomatid sp. A [in National Fish Collection] (CAAB) Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Parent Codes: 37 311917     Verilus spp. Previous Codes (if any): 37 328002

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 2022-09-06. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 314 to 773 m.

Taxon Notes:	Added based on specimens collected in Coral Sea, Qld (off Townsville, 18 42 S to south of Saumarez Reef, 22 36 S) in 314-773 m. Yamanoue (2016) moved all Neoscombrops spp to the genus Verilus. This code (37 311210) was assigned to Plectranthias kelloggi (for Sih et al 2017, Table 1), but that species is now coded as 37 311179 (P. retrofasciatus) after being resolved by Gill et al 2021.
Identifiers:	FoA 5407 View at FoA

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