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Species Argonauta argo Linnaeus, 1758

Greater Argonaut

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Most common in southern WA from Rottnest Island to Albany, also occurs over the North Wesy Shelf, WA and the waters of SA, Bass Strait, norther TAS, eastern VIC and from Fraser Island, QLD to south of Sydney, NSW, and Lord Howe Island. circum global in northern and southern hemispheres from 40°N to 40°S.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, epipelagic, inshore, nectonic.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
14-Jan-2015 ARGONAUTIDAE 23-Dec-2014 MODIFIED ABRS
12-Feb-2010 (import)