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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:F4740

Preserved specimen of Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Bluntnose Sixgill Shark recorded on 1982-07-17
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource South Australian Museum Adelaide provider for OZCAM
Institution code South Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "SAMA"
Collection South Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ichthyology"
Catalog number F4740
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:7145"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Wet Specimen
Collector Morgan, Rob  
Supplied as "Morgan, Rob"
License CC-BY
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [longline]

Event

Event ID urn:emu.sam.sa.gov.au:Event:2945
Occurrence date 1982-07-17
Sampling protocol longline  
Date precision DAY
Event time 17:00:

Taxonomy

Scientific name Hexanchus griseus
Supplied scientific name "Hexanchus griseus (Bonnaterre, 1788)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Bluntnose Sixgill Shark
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Supplied as "Elasmobranchii"
Order Hexanchiformes
Family Hexanchidae
Genus Hexanchus
Species Hexanchus griseus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -37.72
Supplied as: "-37.72"
Longitude 139.58
Supplied as: "139.58"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality 46 km southwest of Beachport
Minimum depth in metres 329
Coordinate precision 0.01
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 37 43 S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 139 35 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions South-east Australia
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions West Tasmania Transition
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone