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Occurrence record: Fish:S.12715-014

Preserved specimen of Xyrias revulsus Jordan & Snyder, 1901 | Strict Snake Eel recorded on 1990-01-04
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Northern Territory Museum and Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Supplied institution code "MAGNT"
Collection Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Ichthyology Collection
Supplied collection code "Fish"
Catalog number S.12715-014
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:MAGNT:Fish:S.12715_014
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved Specimen"
Preparations whole animal (ETOH)
Identified by R.S. Williams  
Identified date 1990
License CC-BY 4.0 (Au)
Supplied as CC BY 4.0 AU
Rights holder Board of the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Language en
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Date identified 1990

Event

Occurrence date 1990-01-04
Supplied as year:1990  month:1  day:4 
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Xyrias revulsus
Identified to rank species
Common name Strict Snake Eel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Supplied as "Sarcopterygii"
Order Anguilliformes
Family Ophichthidae
Genus Xyrias
Species Xyrias revulsus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Jordan & Snyder, 1901
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Northern Territory
Supplied as: "NT"
Locality North of Bathurst Island, Arafura Sea
Latitude -9.783
Supplied as: "-9.783"
Longitude 130.417
Supplied as: "130.417"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "not recorded"
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial false
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Arafura Sea Gulf of Carpenteria
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Timor Transition
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone