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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Nomeidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 446013 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Cubiceps whiteleggii (Waite, 1894) |
CAAB category: | 37 - Pisces Fishes |
Distribution map:
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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:
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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 | ||||||
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