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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:P35028.002

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 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 P35028.002
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:www.ozcam.org.au:wamichthy:P35028.002
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations 100% ethanol
Identified by Allen, G.R.  
Collector Allen, G.R. & Allen, M.G.
Individual count 14
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [seine net]
Date identified 2019-01-01

Event

Sampling protocol seine net  
Verbatim event date 1998-08-05
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Melanotaenia gracilis
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

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -15.6853
Supplied as: "-129.21667"
Longitude 126.3787
Supplied as: "189.11667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Gibb River-Kulumburu Road crossing
Water body Drysdale
Coordinate precision Unknown
Location according to gEarth
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 15.6853°S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 126.3787°E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Northern Kimberley
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Mitchell
    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
    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
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Wyndham-East Kimberley
    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 Low Woodland
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby 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

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1541.0 frequency
    Species Richness 304.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1022.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 115.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 308.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 66.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 709.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 10.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 27.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 20.6 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.55 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.2
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 986.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 0.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 4.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 114.50121 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 288.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 249.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 645.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 25.879168 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 26.999998 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 10.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 21.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 15.341666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 21.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 56.82099 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 341.54367
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 37.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.266666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.366667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 56.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.42
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 372.0 m