CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 365096 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Centropyge joculator   Smith-Vaniz & Randall, 1974
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Family
37 365 Chaetodontidae (Butterflyfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
[a butterflyfish]
Organism Type
a butterflyfish
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Coastal (0-40m)
Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes
37 365904     Centropyge spp.
Taxon Notes
In Australia, occurs at Christmas Island & Cocos-Keeling Is (see Allen & Smith-Vaniz 1994, Allen et al 2007, Allen & Erdmann 2012). Also, historically imported to Australia for aquarium trade (mostly on transit to other countries).
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:20a429d8-4942-487d-8717-26e9bd71dad1
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:278840
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2017-02-10
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 2022-05-24
Get expert distribution shapefile
Distribution Data
Expected species depth range is from 8 to 70 m.