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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:P26085.002

Preserved specimen of Brotula multibarbata Temminck & Schlegel, 1847 | Bearded Cusk
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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 P26085.002
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:www.ozcam.org.au:wamichthy:P26085.002
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Yearsley, G.  
Collector Allen, G.R.
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [Rotenone & Spear]
Date identified 2003-01-01

Event

Event ID CHR 78 0
Sampling protocol Rotenone & Spear  
Verbatim event date 1978-05-20
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Brotula multibarbata
Identified to rank species
Common name Bearded Cusk
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Ophidiiformes
Family Ophidiidae
Genus Brotula
Species Brotula multibarbata
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Temminck & Schlegel, 1847
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Christmas Island
Latitude -10.48333
Supplied as: "-10.48333"
Longitude 105.66667
Supplied as: "105.66667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality on NE side of island
Minimum depth in metres 15
Maximum depth in metres 20
Island Christmas Island
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 10°29`S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 105°40`E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Christmas Island
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Christmas Island
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Christmas Island
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Indian Tropical Islands
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Christmas Island
    NRM Regions 2010 Christmas Island
    NRM Regions 2017 Christmas Island
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Christmas Island
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 7 Regions Indian Tropical Islands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Christmas Island
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Unclassified (Aust.)
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Christmas Island
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Christmas Island
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Christmas - Cocos (Keeling) Is.
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Other Territories
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Lingiari
    Local Government Areas 2011 Unincorp. Other Territories
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 0
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 9
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) OTHER TERRITORIES
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) CHRISTMAS ISLAND
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CHRISTMAS ISLAND
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) OTHER TERRITORIES
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LINGIARI
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CHRISTMAS ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CHRISTMAS ISLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) CHRISTMAS - COCOS (KEELING) IS.
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA States (2016) OTHER TERRITORIES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Unclassified (OT)
    World Country Boundaries Christmas Island
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Christmas Island
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Other Territories
    Local Government Areas 2023 Christmas Island
    Postal Areas 2021 6798
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Other Territories
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Christmas Island
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Christmas Island
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Other Territories

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 13421.0 frequency
    Species Richness 2226.0 frequency
    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 2099.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 189.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 44.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 162.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 56.74499 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 682.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 335.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 933.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 23.179167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 6.3999996 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 20.0 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 22.416668 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 4.925 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 22.733334 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 76.95313 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 54.249344
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 26.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 23.816666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 23.5 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 75.0 %