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)  »  Opistognathidae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 388020 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Opistognathus vigilax   Smith-Vaniz, 2023

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 388 Opistognathidae (Jawfishes) - show full list
Standard Name: [a jawfish]
Organism Type: a jawfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes: 37 388901     Opistognathus spp.
Taxon Notes:Described from specimens and observations from Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia (Java, Bali and Raja Ampats), Timor–Leste, and Queensland (North of Princess Charlotte Bay, 47 m), Australia in 16–70 m but has been observed at greater depths (Smith-Vaniz 2023).
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Record source and
Scientific Name
verified against:		 Smith-Vaniz, W.F., 2023. Review of Indo-West Pacific jawfishes (Opistognathus: Opistognathidae), with descriptions of 18 new species, Zootaxa, Vol. 5252, 1: 1-180. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5252.1.1
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