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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:A31957-1

Preserved specimen of Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978 | Slender Rainbowfish
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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 A31957-1
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Ichthyology:PreservedSpecimen:A31957-1
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Spirit specimen|Wet|formalin 10%|ethanol 70%
Identified by James Shelley - PhD student, The University of Melbourne/Museum Victoria  
Identified date /03/2017
Collector 1.  Shelley, James   2.  PhD student, The University of Melbourne/Museum Victoria   3.  PhD student, Uni Melb/Museum Victoria  
Supplied as "James Shelley - PhD student, The University of Melbourne/Museum Victoria | Matthew Le Feuvre - PhD student, Uni Melb/Museum Victoria"
Individual count 40
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC0
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Rights holder Museums Victoria
Institution ID urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
Language en
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Owner institution code NMV
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Date identified /03/2017

Event

Occurrence date Year: 2012, Month: , Day:
Supplied as year:2012 
Date precision YEAR

Taxonomy

Higher classification Animalia | Chordata | Craniata | Gnathostomata | Actinopterygii | Atheriniformes | Melanotaeniidae
Scientific name Melanotaenia gracilis
Supplied scientific name "Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978"
Identified to rank species
Common name Slender Rainbowfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Atheriniformes
Family Melanotaeniidae
Genus Melanotaenia
Species Melanotaenia gracilis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Allen, 1978
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICZN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia | Western Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality The Kimberley, Upper Drysdale River (Drysdale River catchment) - clear deep pool below a small waterfall, sandy bottom with some exposed sandstone outcrops
Latitude -15.8104
Supplied as: "-15.8104"
Longitude 125.953
Supplied as: "125.953"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality The Kimberley, Upper Drysdale River (Drysdale River catchment) - clear deep pool below a small waterfall, sandy bottom with some exposed sandstone outcrops
Coordinate precision Unknown
Georeference sources GPS Original
Georeferenced by James Shelley - PhD student, The University of Melbourne/Museum Victoria
Terrestrial true
Georeferenced date 2013-08-01T00:00
Supplied as 2013-08-01T00:00:00
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID b084aa05-5a5f-4dcb-9eb5-b24d8e3acae7
    Data Resource Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978
    Coordinates -15.8104,125.953
    Related records
    Record UUID 34649a22-e040-460a-bc7e-cc9d703f6ee6
    Data Resource Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978
    Coordinates -15.8104,125.953

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Subregions Mitchell
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DRYSDALE RIVER
    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 Wyndham-East Kimberley (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Wyndham-East Kimberley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF WYNDHAM-EAST KIMBERLEY
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Wanjina - Wunggurr Wilinggin Native Title Determination No 1
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 108
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 270
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KUNUNURRA
    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) NORTH KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) NORTH-WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) KUNUNURRA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) KIMBERLEY, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a hummock grass understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1077.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 16.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 116.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 312.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 69.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 751.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 11.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 27.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 20.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.55 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.19
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 36.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 28.9 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 25.3375 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 56.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.44
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 458.0 m