CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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

CAAB Code:	37 465092 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Rhinecanthus abyssus   Matsuura & Shiobara, 1989
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 465 Balistidae (Triggerfishes) - show full list Standard Name: [a triggerfish] Organism Type: a triggerfish Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Shelf Demersal (40-200m) Parent Codes: 37 465931     Rhinecanthus spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2023-09-20. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 145 to 150 m.

Taxon Notes:

Added based on specimens collected from Jewell Reef (14 22' 30" S, 145 24' 1" E) and Holmes Reef (16 26' 38" S, 147° 58' 5" E), Coral Sea, off Queensland in 145-150 m depth. Also known from Japan and Indonesia.

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