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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:QVM:1993:5:0001

Preserved specimen of Scolecenchelys australis (Macleay, 1881) | Shortfin Worm Eel
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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:1993:5:0001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations wet
Individual count 1
License CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present

Event

Occurrence date Year: 1935, Month: , Day:
Supplied as year:1935.0 
Date precision YEAR

Taxonomy

Scientific name Scolecenchelys australis
Supplied scientific name "Muraenichthys australis"
Identified to rank species
Common name Shortfin Worm Eel
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Supplied as "Not Used"
Order Anguilliformes
Family Ophichthidae
Genus Scolecenchelys
Supplied as "Muraenichthys"
Species Scolecenchelys australis
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Macleay, 1881)
Supplied as Macleay, 1881
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Locality N Coast
Terrestrial false
Continent OCEANIA
Marine false
Country Code AU

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