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Occurrence record: Fishes:I41274

Preserved specimen of Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781 | Oblique Hatchetfish recorded on 1988-08-28
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queensland Museum
Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection Queensland Museum Fishes
Supplied collection code "Fishes"
Catalog number I41274
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Fishes:I41274
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations Spirit
Identification qualifier cf
License CC-BY
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Field notes 1.2
Sampling protocol [Trawl - Beam]

Event

Occurrence date 1988-08-28
Sampling protocol Trawl - Beam  
Verbatim event date 28 Aug 1988
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Sternoptyx diaphana
Identified to rank species
Common name Oblique Hatchetfish
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Stomiiformes
Family Sternoptychidae
Genus Sternoptyx
Species Sternoptyx diaphana
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Hermann, 1781
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Queensland
Locality East of Port Douglas
Habitat
Supplied as "Marine"
Latitude -16.458167
Supplied as: "-16.458167"
Longitude 146.775833
Supplied as: "146.775833"
Datum EPSG:4326
Minimum depth in metres 1724
Maximum depth in metres 1717
Field notes 1.2
Coordinate precision 0.01667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 500.0
Terrestrial false
Verbatim latitude 16° 27' 29.4" South
Biome MARINE
Continent Oceania
Marine true
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 146° 46' 33" East

Additional properties

object id 461914

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    Australian Coral Ecoregions Coral Sea
    CAPAD 2016 Marine Coral Sea
    CAPAD 2020 Marine Coral Sea
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Marine NRM
    Biodiversity
    IMCRA 4 Regions Northeast Transition
    Marine
    Australia's network of Marine Parks Coral Sea Marine Park
    Exclusive Economic Zone Exclusive Economic Zone