CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 326013 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pristigenys meyeri   (Günther, 1872)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 326 Priacanthidae (Bigeyes) - show full list Standard Name: [a bigeye] Organism Type: a bigeye Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Parent Codes: 37 326904     Pristigenys spp.

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 2022-02-01. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 147 to 220 m.

Taxon Notes:

First confirmed Australian record was photographed by an ROV on a deep reef (210m depth) at Osprey Reef in the Coral Sea Qld at approx. 13°48 S 146°32 E (Source: MARUM, University of Bremen / www.deepreef.org; Fishes of Australia online; Rob Beaman, JCU, pers comm July 2017). Specimens subsequently identified as this species in NTM collection from east of Dunk Island (c. 18 S, 147 E) in 220m depth. Other specimens from outside of Australia have been collected from 100-200m depth.

Identifiers:

FoA 5317 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:276036 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2018-02-20 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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