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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.31143-009

Preserved specimen of Sternoptyx Hermann, 1781 recorded on 1991-01-23
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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.31143-009
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8101053","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.31143-009"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.31143-009
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by Paxton, J  
Collector J. Paxton, FRV So.Surv.
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Engel high rise bottom trawl, 19 m]
Date identified 1991
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8044495
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";
Occurrence date 1991-01-23
Sampling protocol Engel high rise bottom trawl, 19 m  
End day of year 23
Date precision DAY
Event time 19:55
Start day of year 23

Taxonomy

Scientific name Sternoptyx
Supplied scientific name "Sternoptyx obscura Garman, 1899"
Identified to rank genus
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Stomiiformes
Family Sternoptychidae
Genus Sternoptyx
Species Sternoptyx obscura
Name match metric higherMatch
Accepted name Sternoptyx obscura Garman, 1899
Scientific name authorship Hermann, 1781
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Garman, 1899

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -20.90416
Supplied as: "-20.90416"
Longitude 112.865
Supplied as: "112.865"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Exmouth Plateau
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.31143] Australia, Western Australia, Exmouth Plateau (20° 55' 24" S, 112° 51' 30" E) 23/01/1991 - 23/01/1991, J. Paxton, FRV So.Surv.(Collector), Engel high rise bottom trawl, 19 m";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 5.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 20° 54' 15.000" S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 112° 51' 54.000" E

Additional properties

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dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Ningaloo Reef & NW Western Australia
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Gascoyne
    CAPAD 2018 Marine Gascoyne
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Gascoyne
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northwest Province
    Marine
    Australia's network of Marine Parks Gascoyne Marine Park
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 72.0 frequency
    Species Richness 44.0 frequency