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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 440004 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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 [1264] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile |
Family: | 37 440 Trichiuridae (Cutlassfishes) - show full list | |
Standard Name: | Largehead Hairtail | |
Common Names List: | large-headed hairtail hairtail | |
Standard (Commercial) Name(s): | Ribbonfish | |
Organism Type: | a hairtail | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Habitat: |
Pelagic, Shelf (0-200m) Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m) | |
Parent Codes: |
37 440901
Trichiurus spp. |
Taxon Notes: | Until Burhanuddin & Iwatsuki (2003) Trichiurus nickolensis was confused with this species in Australia. | ||||||||
Previous Codes (if any): | 440004, 37 440003, 440003 | ||||||||
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