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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Leiognathidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 341005 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Equulites leuciscus (Günther, 1860) |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06. Occurrence locations [984] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
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| Family: | 37 341 Leiognathidae (Ponyfishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Whipfin Ponyfish | |
| Common Names List: | whipfin ponyfish | |
| Organism Type: | a ponyfish | |
| Synonyms: |
Leiognathus leuciscus [in most Australian references] Photoplagios leuciscus [in some refs between 2005 and 2008, incl. AFD online accessed 29/6/10] | |
| 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. |
| Scientific Name Notes: | Sparks et al. (2008) erected the genus Photoplagios for a number of Leiognathid species. However, Kimura et al. (2008) noted that Equulites was a senior synonym of Photoplagios, so Equulites is the correct genus for this species. | ||||||||
| Previous Codes (if any): | 341005 | ||||||||
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