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Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Banjosidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 322002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Banjos aculeatus Matsunuma & Motomura, 2017
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 322 Banjosidae (Banjofishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a banjofish]
Organism Type:	a banjofish
Synonyms:	Banjos banjos [in Qld and NSW]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes:	37 322901 Banjos spp.

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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-02-01.
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Expected species depth range is from 60 to 294 m.

Taxon Notes:	Added after description by Matsunuma & Motomura (2017); known from Townsville, Qld south to Newcastle, NSW in depths of 60-294m.

Record source:	Matsunuma, Mizuki, Motomura, Hiroyuki, 2017. Review of the genus Banjos (Perciformes: Banjosidae) with descriptions of two new species and a new subspecies, Ichthyological Research, Vol. 64: 265-294. doi:10.1007/s10228-016-0569-9

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