CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code: 37 345006 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Emmelichthys papillatus   Girard, Santos & Bemis, 2024

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 345 Emmelichthyidae (Bonnetmouths) - show full list
Standard Name: [a redbait]
Organism Type: a redbait
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes: 37 345901     Emmelichthys spp.
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-09-08.
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Expected species depth range is from 340 to 412 m.
Taxon Notes:Described by Girard et al from the Philippines. Recorded from Marion Plateau (21 26 S, 153 27 E) to NE of Lady Elliott Island (22 28 S, 153 45 E), Coral Sea in 340-412 m depth.
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