Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Hoplostethus atlanticus

  • Author and date of publication

    Collett, 1889

  • Preferred Common name

    Orange Roughy

  • Date Identified

    2002

  • Identified By

    Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: tissue, muscle, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 95%, Medium: ethanol 95%

  • Collected By

    Lauren Brown - Marine and Freshwater Resources Institute (MAFRI)

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, orange roughy

  • Depth From (m)

    900

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Western Australia

  • Precise Location

    Great Australian Bight, off Albany

  • Latitude

    -35.43

  • Longitude

    118.32

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84