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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:P28084.006

Preserved specimen of Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 | Slender Snipe Eel
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Fish Collection
Supplied collection code "Ichthyology"
Catalog number P28084.006
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:www.ozcam.org.au:wamichthy:P28084.006
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Sinclair, N.N.  
Collector 1.  Sinclair   2.  , N.N.   3.  Berry   4.  , P.F.  
Supplied as "Sinclair, N.N. & Berry, P.F."
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [Trawl, Prawn]
Date identified 1983-01-01

Event

Event ID ESS-83-0
Sampling protocol Trawl, Prawn  
Verbatim event date 1983-08-21
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED
Event time 0655

Taxonomy

Scientific name Nemichthys scolopaceus
Identified to rank species
Common name Slender Snipe Eel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Anguilliformes
Family Nemichthyidae
Genus Nemichthys
Species Nemichthys scolopaceus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Richardson, 1848
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -17.68333
Supplied as: "-17.68333"
Longitude 118.56667
Supplied as: "118.56667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality approx 40 km E of shoals
Minimum depth in metres 399
Maximum depth in metres 401
Island group Rowley Shoals
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 17°41`S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 118°34`E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Rowley Shoals
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South West Queensland
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northwest Transition
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone