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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.34991-001

Preserved specimen of Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928 | Soft Lanternfish recorded on 1976-06-19
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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.34991-001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8118656","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.34991-001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.34991-001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by Paxton, Dr John Richard - Australian Museum - Ichthyology  
Collector Fisheries Reserach Vessel of New Zealand  
Supplied as "FRV James Cook - Fisheries Reserach Vessel of New Zealand"
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Fine meshed midwater trawl]
Date identified 1994
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8055004
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "1";
Occurrence date 1976-06-19
Sampling protocol Fine meshed midwater trawl  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Diaphus mollis
Supplied scientific name "Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928"
Identified to rank species
Common name Soft Lanternfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Myctophiformes
Family Myctophidae
Genus Diaphus
Species Diaphus mollis
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Diaphus mollis Tåning, 1928
Scientific name authorship Tåning, 1928
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Tåning, 1928

Geospatial

Country New Zealand
Latitude -28.70333
Supplied as: "-28.70333"
Longitude 179.383
Supplied as: "179.383"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality South Fiji Basin
Water body Pacific Ocean
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.34991] Pacific Ocean, South Fiji Basin (28° 42' 12" S, 179° 23' E) 19/06/1976 - 19/06/1976, FRV James Cook - Fisheries Reserach Vessel of New Zealand(Collector), Fine meshed midwater trawl";
Coordinate precision 1e-05
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 5.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 28° 42' 12.000" S
Biome MARINE
Marine true
Country Code NZ
Verbatim longitude 179° 23' E

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