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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Priacanthidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 326008 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Heteropriacanthus carolinus (Cuvier, 1829) |
Rank: | Species |
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View detailed map or click on map to see same. ![]() Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06. Occurrence locations [77] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Taxon Notes: | Fernandez-Silva & Ho (2017) resurrected the name H. carolinus for this species that was previously referred to as Heteropriacanthus cruentatus. The former is widespread in the Indo-Pacific and the latter is restricted to the Atlantic and possibly SW Indian Ocean. | ||||
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