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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.45482-002

Preserved specimen of Myctophum asperum Richardson, 1845 | Prickly Lanternfish recorded on 2010-12-05
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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.45482-002
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1543530","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.45482-002"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.45482-002
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by de Busserolles, Fanny - University of Western Australia - School of Animal Biology  
Identified date 2012
Collector 1.  Paxton, John Richard   2.  Australian Museum  
Supplied as "Paxton, Dr John Richard - Australian Museum"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Neuston Net]
Date identified 2012
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "3";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:1145535
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "3";
Occurrence date 2010-12-05
Sampling protocol Neuston Net  
Date precision DAY

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
Latitude -16.49527
Supplied as: "-16.49527"
Longitude 147.24319
Supplied as: "147.24319"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Cairns Seamount, ENE Cairns & Cape Grafton, W of Holmes Reef, 50 nmiles E of GBR
Water body Coral Sea
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.45482] Coral Sea, Australia, Cairns Seamount, ENE Cairns & Cape Grafton, W of Holmes Reef, 50 nmiles E of GBR (16° 29' 31" S, 147° 15' 18" E) 05/12/2010 - 05/12/2010, Neuston Net, Field Collected - Aquatic, RV Cape Ferguson Cruise 5159";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 5.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 16° 29' 43.0" S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 147° 14' 35.5" E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2012/10/31
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2012/10/31
dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Coral Sea
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Coral Sea
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Coral Sea
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northeast Transition
    Marine
    Australia's network of Marine Parks Coral Sea Marine Park
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone