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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:A9591

Preserved specimen of Sternoptyx Hermann, 1781 recorded on 1991-02-13
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Institution code Museums Victoria
Supplied institution code "NMV"
Collection Museums Victoria Ichthyology Collection
Supplied collection code "Ichthyology"
Catalog number A9591
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Ichthyology:PreservedSpecimen:A9591
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Spirit specimen|Wet|formalin 10%|ethanol 70%
Identified by Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria  
Identified date 1991
Sex Unknown
Individual count 1
License CC0
Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Rights holder Museums Victoria
Institution ID urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
Field Number SS0191 82
Language en
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Owner institution code NMV
Sampling protocol [trawl]
Dataset / Survey name [SS0191]
Date identified 1991

Event

Dataset / Survey name SS0191  
Event ID SS0191 82
Field Number SS0191 82
Occurrence date 1991-02-13
Supplied date "1991-02-13T19:35:00\1991-02-13T20:05:00"
Sampling protocol trawl  
Date precision DAY
Event time 19:35:00\20:05:00

Taxonomy

Higher classification Animalia | Chordata | Craniata | Gnathostomata | Actinopterygii | Stomiiformes | Gonostomatoidei | Sternoptychidae | Sternoptychinae
Scientific name Sternoptyx
Supplied scientific name "Sternoptyx obscura"
Identified to rank genus
Supplied as "Species"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Stomiiformes
Family Sternoptychidae
Genus Sternoptyx
Species Sternoptyx obscura
Name match metric higherMatch
Scientific name authorship Hermann, 1781
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code ICZN

Geospatial

Higher geography Australia | Western Australia
Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality 104 km WSW of Rottnest Island
Latitude -32.33
Supplied as: "-32.33"
Longitude 114.477
Supplied as: "114.477"
Datum EPSG:4326
Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality 104 km WSW of Rottnest Island
Minimum depth in metres 1280
Maximum depth in metres 1310
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial false
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Location ID SS0191 82

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    Additional political boundaries information

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