CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 428057 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Asterropteryx ensifera (Bleeker, 1874)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
	Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images Image by: T. Nakabo ed. 2002 - Fishes of Japan, with pictorial keys to the species. English Edition Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike Rights: T. Nakabo ed. 2002 - Fishes of Japan, with pictorial keys to the species. English Edition
Family:	37 428 Gobiidae (Gobies) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Cheekspine Goby
Organism Type:	a goby
Synonyms:	Asterropteryx ensiferus
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes:	37 428911 Asterropteryx spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	428057

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
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Expected species depth range is from 0 to 40 m.

Taxon Notes:

Derived from the Latin adjective ensifer = sword bearing, spelling as ensiferus is incorrect (Australian Faunal Directory accessed 14.7.17).

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:94e0a706-887c-4501-bbcb-a8c0a4c16829 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	86 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:277496 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-01-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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