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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.22808-016

Preserved specimen of Benthodesmus macrophthalmus Parin & Becker, 1970 | Bigeye Frostfish recorded on 1982-04-03
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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.22808-016
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8065971","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.22808-016"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.22808-016
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by Parin, Dr Nikolay V - Academy of Sciences - P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology  
Collector Soela, F.R.V.  
Supplied as "J Paxton and M McGrouther, FRV Soela"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Engel trawl]
Date identified 1991
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8033712
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";
Occurrence date 1982-04-03
Sampling protocol Engel trawl  
Date precision DAY
Event time 5:50

Taxonomy

Scientific name Benthodesmus macrophthalmus
Supplied scientific name "Benthodesmus macrophthalmus Parin & Becker, 1970"
Identified to rank species
Common name Bigeye Frostfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Trichiuridae
Genus Benthodesmus
Species Benthodesmus macrophthalmus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Benthodesmus macrophthalmus Parin & Becker, 1970
Scientific name authorship Parin & Becker, 1970
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Parin & Becker, 1970

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -17.983
Supplied as: "-17.983"
Longitude 118.283
Supplied as: "118.283"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Northwest Shelf, 220 km north of Port Hedland
Water body Indian Ocean
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.22808] Australia, Western Australia, Northwest Shelf, 220 km north of Port Hedland (17° 59' S, 118° 17' E) 03/04/1982 - 03/04/1982, J Paxton and M McGrouther, FRV Soela(Collector), Engel trawl";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 17° 59' S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 118° 17' E

Additional properties

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dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Rowley Shoals
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northwest Transition
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone