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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 351032 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Monotaxis heterodon   (Bleeker, 1854)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 351 Lethrinidae (Emperors) - show full list Standard Name: [an emperor] Organism Type: an emperor Synonyms: Monotaxis grandoculis [Randall et al 1997 Fishes of the GBR & Coral Sea, in part, p204 right side image; Allen et al 2007 Fishes of Christmas Island, in part, p120 middle image] Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 37 351906     Monotaxis spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-11-19. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 3 to 25 m.

Taxon Notes:	This species has been confused with Monotaxis grandoculis (CAAB 37 351026), which is also recorded from Australia (see Randall, 2005: Reef & Shore Fishes of the South Pacific, p280-281 or Allen & Erdmann, 2012: Reef Fishes of the East Indies, p501-502 for distinguishing characters).
Identifiers:	FoA 4899 View at FoA WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1042872 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2018-10-01 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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