CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 365071 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Genicanthus melanospilos   (Bleeker, 1857)
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Image
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images
Image by:
J.E. Randall
Licence:
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
Rights:
J.E. Randall
Family
37 365 Pomacanthidae (Angelfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300)
Swallowtail Angelfish
Common Names List
black-spot angelfish
Organism Type
an angelfish
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Coastal (0-40m)
Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes
37 365911     Genicanthus spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
365071
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f18e3589-8b00-423e-b276-32087cd310cc
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia 650
View at Fishes of Australia
ITIS (USA) 169644
View at ITIS
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:279093
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2022-04-14
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
Distribution Map

Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions)
Updated on 2008-11-19
Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 20 to 50 m.