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Occurrence record: Ichthyology:I.19991-001

Preserved specimen of Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978 | Slender Rainbowfish recorded on 1975-08-07
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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.19991-001
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:8045871","urn:catalog:AM:Ichthyology:I.19991-001"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Ichthyology:I.19991-001
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "F";
Identified by Allen, G  
Identified date 1977
Collector 1.  Hutchins, Barry   2.  Western Australian Museum   3.  Department of Ichthyology  
Supplied as "Hutchins, Dr Barry - Western Australian Museum - Department of Ichthyology"
Specimen type Paratype: Melanotaenia gracilis Allen, 1978 : Melanotaeniidae : : : Chordata;Paratype: Melanotaenia gracilis Allen : Melanotaeniidae : : : Chordata
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Rotenone]
Date identified 1977
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:8033396
Identification remarks ecatalogue.IdeConfidence: "N";
Occurrence date 1975-08-07
Sampling protocol Rotenone  
Date precision DAY

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 -15.0
Supplied as: "-15.0"
Longitude 126.9
Supplied as: "126.9"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Drysdale River
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "[I.19991] Australia, Western Australia, Drysdale River (15° 00' S, 126° 54' E) 07/08/1975 - 07/08/1975, Hutchins, Dr Barry - Western Australian Museum (old address) - Department of Ichthyology(Collector), Rotenone";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 15° 0' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 126° 54' E

Additional properties

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dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Drysdale River
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Drysdale River
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 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 Berkeley
    Fire
    National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent Dataset 2019-2020 - v20200324 National Indicative Aggregated Fire Extent 2019-2020
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tanami-Timor Sea Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DRYSDALE RIVER
    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
    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 Balanggarra (Combined)
    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
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Tropical Eucalypt Woodlands/Grasslands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Tropical Eucalyptus forest and woodlands with a tall annual grassy understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Tropical eucalypt woodlands/grasslands
    Vegetation types - present Tropical eucalypt woodlands/grasslands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1106.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 9.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 0.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 113.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 351.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 70.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 751.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.8 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 9.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 26.9 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 25.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 12.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 22.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 22.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.56 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.05
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 30.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 29.0 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.8875 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 56.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.45
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.99
    Elevation 278.0 m