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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Lutjanidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 346073 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Randallichthys filamentosus (Fourmanoir, 1970) |
Rank: | Species |
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Distribution map:
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Taxon Notes: | The first Australian record of this species was taken at 211m depth off Scott Reef (north-western Australia, eastern Indian Ocean, see Newman 2009); additional specimens have been collected from southern WA (Wakefield et al 2016) in 200-500m and off Lord Howe Island in 450-500m (iNaturalist). |
Record source and Scientific Name verified against: | Newman, S. J., 2009. First record of Randall's snapper (Perciformes: Lujanidae) from the eastern Indian Ocean (north-western Australia) , Journal of Fish Biology, Vol. 75: 1513-1517. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02382.x |