Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Zeiformes

Family: Cyttidae

Genus: Cyttus

Species: Cyttus australis (Richardson, 1843)

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.

Biology

Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless