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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.20403-002

Preserved specimen of Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978 | Slender Rainbowfish recorded on 1977-09-16
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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 I.20403-002
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8049651,urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.20403-002"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Allen, G  
Collector G & C Allen & G Evans
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Degree of establishment Rotenone
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Rotenone]
Date identified 1978

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8045270
Occurrence date 1977-09-16
Supplied date "1977-09-16/1977-09-16"
Sampling protocol Rotenone  
End day of year 259
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 259

Taxonomy

Scientific name Melanotaenia gracilis
Supplied scientific name "Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978"
Identified to rank species
Common name Slender Rainbowfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Atheriniformes
Family Melanotaeniidae
Genus Melanotaenia
Species Melanotaenia gracilis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978
Scientific name authorship Allen, 1978
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Allen, 1978

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -15.65
Supplied as: "-15.65"
Longitude 126.35
Supplied as: "126.35"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Drysdale River, 1.5km N Drysdale Stn
Location remarks [I.20403] Australia, Western Australia, Drysdale River, 1.5km N Drysdale Stn (15° 39' S, 126° 21' E) 16/09/1977 - 16/09/1977, G & C Allen & G Evans(Collector), Rotenone
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 15° 39' " S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 126° 21' " E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Northern Kimberley
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Mitchell
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Regions Northern Kimberley
    IBRA 7 Subregions Mitchell
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DRYSDALE RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 North Kimberley
    Indigenous Locations 2021 North-West Kimberley
    Indigenous Regions 2021 Kununurra
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 Kimberley
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Kimberley
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 Durack
    Electorates March 2025 Durack
    Local Government Areas 2011 Wyndham-East Kimberley (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Wyndham-East Kimberley
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF WYNDHAM-EAST KIMBERLEY
    National Native Title Register (NNTR, Determinations of Native Title) - boundaries and core attributes Wanjina - Wunggurr Wilinggin Native Title Determination No 1
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 108
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 270
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KUNUNURRA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) KIMBERLEY
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (NORTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) DURACK
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) NORTH KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) NORTH-WEST KIMBERLEY
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) KUNUNURRA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) KIMBERLEY, MP
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Kimberley (Mining and Pastoral)
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Kununurra
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of WA
    Local Government Areas 2023 Wyndham-East Kimberley
    Postal Areas 2021 6740
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Very Remote Australia
    States and Territories 2021 Western Australia
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Kununurra
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Kimberley
    Statistical Areas Level 4 Western Australia - Outback (North)
    Tourism Regions 2021 Australia's North West
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Other special rights, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Woodlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a hummock grass understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 1541.0 frequency
    Species Richness 304.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1042.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 13.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 115.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 314.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 67.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 721.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 10.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.1 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 25.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 27.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 9.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 20.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 21.1 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.55 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.19
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 28.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 1003.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 3.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 0.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 3.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 113.88588 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 299.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 249.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 656.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 25.929167 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 26.8 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 10.3 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 21.116667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 15.308333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 21.116667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 57.12065 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 337.43994
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 37.1 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 29.283333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 28.400002 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 56.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.43
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 375.0 m