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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.21714-008

Preserved specimen of Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845 | Prickly Lanternfish recorded on 1979-11-29
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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.21714-008
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8059622","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.21714-008"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.21714-008
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by Paxton, J  
Collector CSIRO RV SOELA
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Engel midwater trawl]
Date identified 1980
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8064711
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";
Occurrence date 1979-11-29
Sampling protocol Engel midwater trawl  
Date precision DAY
Event time 22:30

Taxonomy

Scientific name Myctophum asperum
Supplied scientific name "Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845"
Identified to rank species
Common name Prickly Lanternfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Myctophiformes
Family Myctophidae
Genus Myctophum
Species Myctophum asperum
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845
Scientific name authorship Richardson, 1845
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Richardson, 1845

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -22.2
Supplied as: "-22.2"
Longitude 112.883
Supplied as: "112.883"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality E of NW Cape :
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.21714] Australia, Western Australia, E of NW Cape : (22° 12' S, 112° 53' E) 29/11/1979 - 29/11/1979, CSIRO, RV Soela(Collector), Engel midwater trawl";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 22° 12' S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 112° 53' E

Additional properties

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dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Ningaloo Reef & NW Western Australia
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Gascoyne
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Gascoyne
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Central Western Transition
    Marine
    Australia's network of Marine Parks Gascoyne Marine Park
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone