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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:CS1160

Human observation of Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 | Sperm Whale recorded on 1992-03-10
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource South Australian Museum Adelaide provider for OZCAM
Institution code South Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "SAMA"
Collection South Australian Museum Mammalogy Collection
Supplied collection code "Mammalogy"
Catalog number CS1160
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:572459"]
Record type Human observation
Supplied basis "HumanObservation"
Individual count 13
License CC-BY
Type Event
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Occurrence remarks 160km (100mi) from shore. 150m (500ft) from observer. How observed: from tuna spotting plane Social group: grouped Sighting Note: SAM has copy of Video, Tape 10, 'we assumed because of blood there may have been a birth but it could have be Images at South Australian Museum: yes
State conservation Rare
Supplied as R

Event

Event ID urn:emu.sam.sa.gov.au:Event:207776
Occurrence date 1992-03-10
Verbatim event date Time: pm
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Physeter macrocephalus
Supplied scientific name "Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758"
Identified to rank species
Common name Sperm Whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Family Physeteridae
Genus Physeter
Species Physeter macrocephalus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Linnaeus, 1758
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory South Australia
Latitude -35.17
Supplied as: "-35.17"
Longitude 132.0
Supplied as: "132.00"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Port Lincoln | 250 km SW (SW Port Lincoln on edge of Continental Shelf)
Coordinate precision 0.01
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 35 10 S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 132 00 E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Southern Province
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 2.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2.0 frequency