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)  »  Lutjanidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 346076 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Etelis boweni   Andrews, Fernandez-Silva, Randall & Ho, 2021

Rank: species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Organism Type: a tropical snapper
Synonyms: Etelis carbunculus [in part]
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)
Parent Codes: 37 346914     Etelis spp.
Taxon Notes:Added after description from the Indo-West Pacific, including Australia. Previously confused with and/or misidentified as Etelis carbunculus (Andrew et al 2021), which also still occurs in Australia. In Australia, E. boweni is likely widespread in suitable habitats and has been confirmed from off the Recherche Archipelago area to the Dampier Archipelago (WA), Christmas Island, Timor Sea & Arafura Sea (NT) and in Qld from a few records south to Moreton Island in depths of at least 183-319 m.
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