CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 341015 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Leiognathus ruconius (Hamilton, 1822)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 341 Leiognathidae (Ponyfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Ponyfish
Common Names List:	deep pugnosed ponyfish
Organism Type:	a ponyfish
Synonyms:	Secutor ruconius
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 341901 Leiognathus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	341015

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2009-01-06.
Occurrence locations [301] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 10 to 65 m.

Taxon Notes:

Further work is required to determine the validity of this species, and to confirm its presence in Australian waters.

Identifiers:

FoA	5108 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:303772 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2021-09-24 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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