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)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 446 Nomeidae (Driftfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	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.
Previous Codes (if any):	446013, 37 446004, 446004

Distribution map:
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Modelled 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.

Taxon Notes:

Includes taxon formerly identified as Cubiceps squamiceps (37 446004)

Identifiers:

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
FoA	2925 View at FoA
WoRMS	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)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report