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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:QVM:1996:5:0002

Preserved specimen of Scolecenchelys breviceps (Günther, 1876) | Shorthead Worm Eel recorded on 1995-07-30
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Supplied institution code "QVMAG"
Collection Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery - Ichthyology
Supplied collection code "Ichthyology"
Catalog number QVM:1996:5:0002
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations wet
Individual count 1
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-NC 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Occurrence date 1995-07-30
Supplied as year:1995.0  month:07  day:30.0 
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Scolecenchelys breviceps
Identified to rank species
Common name Shorthead Worm Eel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Supplied as "Not Used"
Order Anguilliformes
Family Ophichthidae
Genus Scolecenchelys
Species Scolecenchelys breviceps
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Günther, 1876)
Supplied as Gunther, 1876
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Locality Lades Tongue
Latitude -41.2
Supplied as: "-41.2"
Longitude 146.58332
Supplied as: "146.58332"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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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 ab142f0c-8dc6-41a7-b44e-2699536fbfd8
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Scolecenchelys breviceps
    Coordinates -41.2,146.58332
    Related records
    Record UUID c37d14fb-fdfd-4cd2-9cc9-145c5fdb4d02
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Scolecenchelys breviceps
    Coordinates -41.2,146.58332

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 North West
    NRM Regions 2017 North West NRM Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North West NRM Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Flinders
    IBRA 7 Regions Furneaux
    IBRA 7 Subregions Flinders
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tasmania
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 RUBICON RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Tasmania (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 LATROBE COUNCIL
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LYONS
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Inland aquatic - freshwater, salt lakes, lagoons
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Freshwater, dams, lakes, lagoons or aquatic plants
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Other Crown Land
    Vegetation types - native Inland aquatic - freshwater, salt lakes and lagoons
    Vegetation types - present Inland aquatic - freshwater, salt lakes, lagoons

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 746.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 260.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 7.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 119.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 29.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 120.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 23.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 260.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 14.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 50.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 12.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 18.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 8.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 16.7 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.09
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 16.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 8.8 degrees C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.7
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 27.0 m