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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:A.17996

Preserved specimen of Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872 | Pacific Shortfin Eel recorded on 1883
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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 A.17996
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8007242","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:A.17996"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:A.17996
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Collector Morton, Alex  
Supplied as "Morton, Alex"
Specimen type Syntype: Anguilla marginipinnis Macleay, 1883 : Anguillidae : : : Chordata;Syntype: Anguilla marginipinnis Macleay, 1883 : Anguillidae : Anguilliformes : : Chordata
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 2 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8043163
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";
Occurrence date [date not supplied] Year: 1883, Month: , Day:
Supplied date "1883"
Date precision YEAR

Taxonomy

Scientific name Anguilla obscura
Supplied scientific name "Anguilla obscura or reinhardtii"
Identified to rank species
Common name Pacific Shortfin Eel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Anguillidae
Genus Anguilla
Species Anguilla obscura
Name match metric higherMatch
Accepted name Anguilla obscura or reinhardtii
Scientific name authorship Günther, 1872
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Latitude -19.5
Supplied as: "-19.5"
Longitude 146.0
Supplied as: "146.0"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Lilliesmere Lagoon
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[A.17996] Australia, Queensland, Lilliesmere Lagoon (19° 0' S, 145° 0' E) 1883 - 1883, Morton, Alex(Collector)";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 19° 30' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 146° 0' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2018/6/26
dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid Warning
    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 93b6ea91-1420-43c1-808c-fcfb83118e9c
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Anguilla obscura or reinhardtii
    Coordinates -19.5,146.0
    Related records
    Record UUID 96f13bc7-720e-4bd8-9197-cb88b5bde789
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Anguilla obscura or reinhardtii
    Coordinates -19.5,146.0
    Record UUID e5ba4a47-dfec-49e9-b6a3-7e325ce8a2d8
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Anguilla obscura or reinhardtii
    Coordinates -19.5,146.0

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Burdekin
    NRM Regions 2017 Burdekin
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Burdekin
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Regions Einasleigh Uplands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Broken River
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BURDEKIN RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Indigenous Land Use Agreements Gudjala People and Ergon Energy ILUA
    Local Government Areas 2011 Charters Towers (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Dalrymple
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CHARTERS TOWERS REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 304
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) DALRYMPLE
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CHARTERS TOWERS - AYR - INGHAM
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) TOWNSVILLE
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) KENNEDY
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) FLINDERS - RICHMOND - DALRYMPLE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) FLINDERS - RICHMOND - DALRYMPLE
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) TRAEGER
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open woodlands with a grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 545.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 37.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 1.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 86.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 298.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 30.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 311.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 20.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 19.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 23.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 23.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 17.7 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 19.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.53 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.27
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 33.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.570833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 53.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.28
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.57
    Elevation 308.0 m