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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:P29573.001

Preserved specimen of Urogymnus asperrimus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Porcupine Ray
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Fish Collection
Supplied collection code "Ichthyology"
Catalog number P29573.001
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:www.ozcam.org.au:wamichthy:P29573.001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations dry
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present

Event

Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Urogymnus asperrimus
Identified to rank species
Common name Porcupine Ray
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Chondrichthyes
Order Myliobatiformes
Family Dasyatidae
Genus Urogymnus
Species Urogymnus asperrimus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -17.96667
Supplied as: "-17.96667"
Longitude 122.23333
Supplied as: "122.23333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 17°58`S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 122°14`E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Dampierland
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Pindanland
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Dampierland
    IBRA 7 Regions Dampierland
    IBRA 7 Subregions Pindanland
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 CAPE LEVEQUE COAST
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Kimberley
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Broome (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Broome
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF BROOME
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Rubibi Community
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 209
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 3041
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BROOME
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) BROOME
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) BROOME - CENTRAL
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) BROOME
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) KIMBERLEY, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Broome
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 62130.0 frequency
    Species Richness 3384.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 673.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 27.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 141.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 360.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 59.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 540.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 22.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 17.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.9 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 26.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 13.2 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 11.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 26.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.08
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 35.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.8 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 29.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 669.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 20.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 2.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 6.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 132.79063 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 479.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 215.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 506.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.904167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 20.300001 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 14.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 22.433334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 11.091667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 25.466667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 54.63875 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 310.8453
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 34.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.716667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 29.6 °C
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.24
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.75
    Elevation 22.0 m