CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

CAAB Code
37 439018 Show as JSON
Scientific Name & Authority
Tongaichthys robustus   Nakamura & Fujii, 1983
Rank
Species
CAAB category
37 - Pisces Fishes
Image
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Fishmap images
Image by:
FAO
Licence:
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike
Rights:
FAO
Family
37 439 Gempylidae (Gemfishes) - show full list
Standard Name
(AS 5300)
Tonga Escolar
Organism Type
a gemfish
Taxon lists
Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat
Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)
Slope Demersal (200-2000m)
Parent Codes
37 439916     Tongaichthys spp.
Previous Codes
(if any)
439018
Identifiers
Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:839e18cf-a539-4392-8cc8-b34d1ad02af8
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21
View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia 2537
View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:283009
Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12
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 300 to 348 m.