CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 341003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Equulites laterofenestra   (Sparks & Chakrabarty, 2007)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 341 Leiognathidae (Ponyfishes) - show full list Standard Name: slender ponyfish Common Names List: vermiculated ponyfish slender ponyfish Organism Type: a ponyfish Synonyms: Leiognathus sp [in CAAB; Sainsbury et al, 1984; Larson et al 2013] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 341903     Equulites spp. Previous Codes (if any): 341003

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Occurrence locations [1124] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Expected species depth range is from 0 to 200 m.

Taxon Notes:	Confirmed from Darwin, NT by Suzuki & Kimura 2017, but also recorded from the North West Shelf, WA eastwards to the Gulf of Carpentaria by Sainsbury et al 1984 (as Leiognathus sp). A shelf species, but depth range and distribution in Australian needs clarification.
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:398519 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2022-03-29 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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