Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Heteroclinus perspicillatus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Valenciennes, 1836)

  • Preferred Common name

    Common Weedfish

  • Date Identified

    01/05/2006

  • Identified By

    Dr Douglass F Hoese - Australian Museum

  • Number Of Specimens

    14

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, Matthew Lockett - Museum Victoria, Tania M. Bardsley - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    MFG 159

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA and rotenone

  • Date Visited From

    31/01/1996 3:30 PM

  • Date Visited To

    31/01/1996 5:30 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    1

  • Depth From (m)

    1

  • 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, Geelong, Mackey Street jetty - southernmost tip

  • Latitude

    -38.1167

  • Longitude

    144.36

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84