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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:IA.1384

Preserved specimen of Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843) | Smooth Whiptail recorded on 1913-05-14
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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 IA.1384
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8163671","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:IA.1384"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:IA.1384
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by McMillan & Arai  
Identified date 1981
Collector Endeavour, F.I.S.  
Supplied as "Comm. Fish. Bureau. - FIS Endeavour"
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records ASSOCIATED
Date identified 1981
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8014070
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";
Occurrence date 1913-05-14
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Malacocephalus laevis
Supplied scientific name "Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Smooth Whiptail
Supplied common name "Smooth Whip-tail"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Gadiformes
Family Macrouridae
Genus Malacocephalus
Species Malacocephalus laevis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
Scientific name authorship (Lowe, 1843)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Lowe, 1843)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -31.0
Supplied as: "-31.0"
Longitude 128.0
Supplied as: "128.0"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality GT AUST BIGHT : S OF EUCLA
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[IA.1384] Australia, Western Australia, GT AUST BIGHT : S OF EUCLA (31° 0' S, 128° 0' E) 14/05/1913 - 14/05/1913, Comm. Fish. Bureau. - FIS Endeavour(Collector)";
Coordinate precision 0.1
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 31° S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 128° E

Additional properties

dcterms:modified 2018/6/27
dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2018/6/27
dcterms type PhysicalObject
verbatim uncertainty 10km-100km

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 830a9c96-76d9-4d9c-b803-1ef775c5491f
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
    Coordinates -31.0,128.0
    Related records
    Record UUID e1decfa4-470f-46fa-8563-67bf6a09b8f0
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
    Coordinates -31.0,128.0
    Record UUID bebbcdb7-d736-41b8-9df3-28de16d8fdfd
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
    Coordinates -31.0,128.0
    Record UUID debd9566-411a-4bd5-aa1f-29fb7c9bb40e
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
    Coordinates -31.0,128.0

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Nullarbor
    IBRA 7 Regions Nullarbor
    IBRA 7 Subregions Nullarbor Plain
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Western Plateau
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 NULLARBOR
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Deserts
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Kalgoorlie/Boulder
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF KALGOORLIE-BOULDER
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 48
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 493
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KAMBALDA - COOLGARDIE - NORSEMAN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GOLDFIELDS
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (SOUTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) O'CONNOR
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) KALGOORLIE - DUNDAS - GOLDFIELDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KALGOORLIE - DUNDAS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) KALGOORLIE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MINING AND PASTORAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Chenopod Shrublands, Samphire Shrublands and Forblands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Saltbush and/or Bluebush shrublands
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Chenopod shrubs,samphire shrublands and forblands
    Vegetation types - present Chenopod shrublands, samphire shrubs and forblands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 196.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 53.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 17.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 5.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 53.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 33.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 26.9 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 27.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 23.3 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.54 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.46
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.5 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.195833 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 54.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.1
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.18
    Elevation 160.0 m