CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Pleuronectiformes (order) » Samaridae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 461006 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 461 Samaridae (Samarids) - show full list
Standard Name:	Cockatoo Flounder
Common Names List:	cockatoo flounder
Standard (Commercial) Name(s):	Flounder
Organism Type:	a righteye flounder
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 461913 Samaris spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	461006, 37 461014, 461014

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 [138] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 6 to 70 m.

Identifiers:

Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:17da2a7d-e1ca-4b72-9613-45dff74bd2d5 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
Fishes of Australia	997 Checked on: 2020-10-20 View at Fishes of Australia
World Register of Marine Species	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219818 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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