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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.16668-001

Preserved specimen of Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872 | Pacific Shortfin Eel recorded on 1969-07-29
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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.16668-001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8027115","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.16668-001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.16668-001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by Watanabe, S.  
Collector Talbot, F  
Supplied as "TALBOT, F"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [PRONOXFISH .5GL]
Date identified 2004
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8014580
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";
Occurrence date 1969-07-29
Sampling protocol PRONOXFISH .5GL  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Anguilla obscura
Supplied scientific name "Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872"
Identified to rank species
Common name Pacific Shortfin Eel
Supplied common name "Pacific Short-finned Eel"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Anguillidae
Genus Anguilla
Species Anguilla obscura
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872
Scientific name authorship Günther, 1872
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Günther, 1872

Geospatial

Country Papua New Guinea
Latitude -5.066
Supplied as: "-5.066"
Longitude 145.8
Supplied as: "145.8"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Madang Harbour, Bostrem Bay, stream at coastal road 5km N of Maiwara
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.16668] Papua New Guinea, Madang Harbour, Bostrem Bay, stream at coastal road 5km N of Maiwara (5° 04' S, 145° 48' E) 29/07/1969 - 29/07/1969, FH Talbot(Collector), PRONOXFISH .5GL";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 5° 4' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code PG
Verbatim longitude 145° 48' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2018/6/26
dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Political
    World Country Boundaries Papua New Guinea

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.3 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 92.0 %