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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Trichiuridae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 37 440002 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Lepidopus caudatus (Euphrasen, 1788) |
| CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
View detailed map or click on map to see same.  Expected distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19. Occurrence locations [524] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
| Family: | 37 440 Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) - show full list | |
| Standard Name: | Frostfish | |
| Common Names List: | ribbonfish southern frostfish | |
| Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Ribbonfish | |
| Organism Type: | a hairtail | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:  | |
| Habitat: |
Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Slope Demersal (200-2000m) Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic) Pelagic, Bathypelagic (1000-2000m, Oceanic) | |
| Parent Codes: |
37 440905
Lepidopus spp. |
| Previous Codes (if any): | 440002 | ||||||||
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