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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:A20684

Preserved specimen of Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004 | Pugnose Shore Eel recorded on 1980-10-09
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Institution code Museums Victoria
Supplied institution code "NMV"
Collection Museums Victoria Ichthyology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ichthyology"
Catalog number A20684
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Ichthyology:PreservedSpecimen:A20684
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Spirit specimen|Wet|formalin 10%|ethanol 70%
Identified by Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria  
Collector Museum Victoria  
Supplied as "Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria"
Sex Unknown
Individual count 1
License CC0
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Rights holder Museums Victoria
Institution ID urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
Field Number BSS 67
Language en
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Owner institution code NMV
Sampling protocol [Smith-McIntyre grab/pipe dredge]
Dataset / Survey name [Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)]
Date identified 2006-01-23
Supplied as 23/01/2006

Event

Dataset / Survey name Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)  
Event ID BSS 67
Field Number BSS 67
Occurrence date 1980-10-09
Supplied date "1980-10-09T00:00:00\1980-10-09T00:00:00"
Sampling protocol Smith-McIntyre grab/pipe dredge  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Higher classification Animalia | Chordata | Craniata | Gnathostomata | Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Gobiesocidae | Cheilobranchinae
Scientific name Alabes obtusirostris
Supplied scientific name "Alabes obtusirostris Hutchins & Morrison, 2004"
Identified to rank species
Common name Pugnose Shore Eel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Gobiesocidae
Genus Alabes
Species Alabes obtusirostris
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Hutchins & Morrison, 2004
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICZN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia | Victoria
Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Locality Western Bass Strait, 80 km SSE of Cape Otway, Victoria
Latitude -39.43
Supplied as: "-39.43"
Longitude 142.95
Supplied as: "142.95"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality Western Bass Strait, 80 km SSE of Cape Otway, Victoria
Minimum depth in metres 113
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial false
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Location ID BSS 67

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition
    IMCRA Meso-scale Bioregions Otway
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone