CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

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

CAAB Code:	37 465011 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Abalistes stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
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Family:	37 465 Balistidae (Triggerfishes) - show full list
Standard Name (AS 5300):	Starry Triggerfish
Common Names List:	starry trigger fish
Organism Type:	a triggerfish
Synonyms:	Abalistes stellaris
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Coastal (0-40m) Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 465904 Abalistes spp.
Previous Codes (if any):	465011

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 [2312] shown as red circles - View CSIRO Catch records Get expert distribution shapefile

Expected species depth range is from 4 to 120 m.

Scientific Name Notes:

The correct scientific name for this species has been the subject of debate but was confirmed by Matsuura & Yoshino (2004).

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f27d4ace-8e5d-4686-aa37-5cdf517559aa Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	759 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219873 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2022-06-09 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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