CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 346012 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Lutjanus sp. (in Yearsley, Last & Ward, 1999)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 346 Lutjanidae (Tropical Snappers) - show full list
Standard Name:	Russell's snapper
Common Names List:	Moses' Snapper seaperch
Organism Type:	a tropical snapper
Synonyms:	Lutjanus russelli Lutjanus russellii
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 346905 Lutjanus spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	346012

Distribution map:
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Occurrence locations [632] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records

Expected species depth range is from 0 to 80 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

Eastern and western forms have both been called Lutjanus russellii in Australia, but the true L. russellii may not occur here. The western form is coded here and the eastern form is provisionally called L. russellii and is coded at 37 346065.

Identifiers:

WoRMS

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159791
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2017-03-28
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report