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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.22807-059

Preserved specimen of Torquigener hicksi Hardy, 1983 | Hicks' Toadfish recorded on 1982-04-02
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ichthyology"
Catalog number I.22807-059
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8065953","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.22807-059"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.22807-059
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by Hardy, G  
Collector Soela, F.R.V.  
Supplied as "J Paxton and M McGrouther, FRV Soela"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Demersal fish trawl]
Date identified 1988
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8058312
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";
Occurrence date 1982-04-02
Sampling protocol Demersal fish trawl  
Date precision DAY
Event time 6:25

Taxonomy

Scientific name Torquigener hicksi
Supplied scientific name "Torquigener hicksi Hardy, 1983"
Identified to rank species
Common name Hicks' Toadfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Tetraodontidae
Genus Torquigener
Species Torquigener hicksi
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Torquigener hicksi Hardy, 1983
Scientific name authorship Hardy, 1983
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Hardy, 1983

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -18.533
Supplied as: "-18.533"
Longitude 118.283
Supplied as: "118.283"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Northwest Shelf, 175km north of Port Hedland
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.22807] Australia, Western Australia, Northwest Shelf, 175km north of Port Hedland (18° 32' S, 118° 17' E) 02/04/1982 - 02/04/1982, J Paxton and M McGrouther, FRV Soela(Collector), Demersal fish trawl";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 18° 32' S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 118° 17' E

Additional properties

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Rowley Shoals
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northwest Shelf Province
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Northwest Shelf
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone