CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Tetraodontiformes (order) » Monacanthidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 465005 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Meuschenia scabra (Forster, 1801)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 465 Monacanthidae (Leatherjackets) - show full list
Standard Name (AS5300):	Velvet Leatherjacket
Common Names List:	velvet leatherjacket
Organism Type:	a leatherjacket
Synonyms:	Meuschenia scaber [in many references] Parika scaber
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 465902 Meuschenia spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	465005

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2008-11-19.
Occurrence locations [727] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 20 to 200 m.

Taxon Notes:	Derivation is apparently from the Latin adjective scaber = rough, referring to the rough texture of the skin; scabra is the appropriate ending when in Meuschenia (Australian Faunal Directory online 3 April 2023).
Scientific Name Notes:	Often referred to as Parika scaber and further work required to determine generic placement.

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