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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.42122-019

Preserved specimen of Anguilla obscura Günther, 1872 | Pacific Shortfin Eel recorded on 1997-05-14
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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.42122-019
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8180363","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.42122-019"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.42122-019
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Miller, Dr Michael J. - Ocean Research Institute - The University of Tokyo  
Collector Csiro  
Supplied as "CSIRO"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [midoc plankton tow]
Date identified 2009
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8010021
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";
Occurrence date 1997-05-14
Sampling protocol midoc plankton tow  
Date precision DAY
Event time 4:2

Taxonomy

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

Geospatial

Country Papua New Guinea
Latitude -12.4535
Supplied as: "-12.4535"
Longitude 153.83049
Supplied as: "153.83049"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Coral Sea
Water body Coral Sea
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.42122] Coral Sea, Coral Sea (12° 29' 38" S, 153° 51' 25" E) 14/05/1997 - 14/05/1997, CSIRO(Collector), midoc plankton tow";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 12° 27' 12.600" S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code PG
Verbatim longitude 153° 49' 49.800" E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2011/12/8
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2011/12/8
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 1km-10km

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