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Woodsia nonsuchae (Beebe, 1932)

Bigeye lightfish
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Australia country information

Common names: Bigeye lightfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Lake Tuggerah, New South Wales (Ref. 7300) and off Tasmania (Ref. 46683).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Storøjet lysfisk, Tsumari-uki-eso, 农苏离光鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Etymology:   More on author: Beebe.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 530 - 1335 m (Ref. 35839).   Deep-water; 31°N - 33°S, 130°E - 64°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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