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)  »  Acanthuridae (family)

CAAB Code: 37 437039 show as JSON
Scientific Name
and Authority:

Naso thorpei   Smith, 1966

Rank: Species
CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes
Family: 37 437 Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300): 		Thorpe's Unicornfish
Organism Type: a surgeonfish
Taxon lists: Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat: Coastal (0-40m)
Parent Codes: 37 437903     Naso spp.
 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.
Scientific Name Notes:Randall (2001, Surgeonfishes of the World) noted that Naso thorpei is a synonym of Naso hexacanthus. Australian specimens need closer examination to confirm their identity.

Identifiers:
AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:2f2c2c85-3f99-472e-a618-5f86d046f38d
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA 1039
View at FoA
WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219663
Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2016-05-10
View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
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