CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 446013 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894)

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 2009-01-06. Occurrence locations [108] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 180 to 550 m.
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Family:	37 446 Nomeidae (Driftfishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	Coastal Cubehead
Common Names List:	coastal cubehead
Organism Type:	a driftfish
Synonyms:	Cubiceps squamiceps
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Pelagic, Epipelagic (0-200m, Oceanic) Pelagic, Mesopelagic (200-1000m, Oceanic)
Parent Codes:	37 446902 Cubiceps spp.

Taxon Notes:

Includes taxon formerly identified as Cubiceps squamiceps (37 446004)

Previous Codes
(if any):

446013, 37 446004, 446004

Identifiers:

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:62972596-4836-48a1-81c3-0931873f6a9b Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	2925 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:273680 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-10 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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