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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:P1849.001

Preserved specimen of Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772 | Oarfish
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Dataset

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 P1849.001
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:www.ozcam.org.au:wamichthy:P1849.001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Glauert, L.  
Identified date 1/1/1938
Collector Davey, G.  
Supplied as "Davey, G."
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [Line, Fishing]
Date identified 1938-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/1938

Event

Sampling protocol Line, Fishing  
Verbatim event date 26/1/1938
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Regalecus glesne
Identified to rank species
Common name Oarfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Lampridiformes
Supplied as "Lampriformes"
Family Regalecidae
Genus Regalecus
Species Regalecus glesne
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Ascanius, 1772
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -32.53333
Supplied as: "-32.53333"
Longitude 115.71667
Supplied as: "115.71667"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 100000.0
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 32°32`S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 115°43`E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 South West
    NRM Regions 2017 Peel-Harvey Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Peel-Harvey Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Swan Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Regions Swan Coastal Plain
    IBRA 7 Subregions Perth
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 MURRAY RIVER (WA)
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CITY OF MANDURAH
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) CANNING
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) SOUTH WEST REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    Vegetation
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 800.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 416.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 41.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 83.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 39.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 444.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 39.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 18.4 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 14.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.2 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 22.9 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.24
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 29.8 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 23.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 14.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 18.091667 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.54
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0