Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Hippocampus abdominalis

  • Author and date of publication

    Lesson, 1827

  • Preferred Common name

    Bigbelly Seahorse

  • Other Common Names

    Potbelly Seahorse

  • Date Identified

    1996

  • Identified By

    Matthew Lockett - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Male

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit specimen, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Matthew Lockett - Museum Victoria, K Moore, Tania M. Bardsley - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    MFG 121

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA and rotenone

  • Date Visited From

    30/11/1995 11:00 AM

  • Date Visited To

    30/11/1995 12:30 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    6

  • Depth From (m)

    4

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, Corio Bay, Point Henry pier (Alcoa), second landing from seaward end.

  • Latitude

    -38.13

  • Longitude

    144.438

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84