Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Scolecenchelys castlei

  • Author and date of publication

    McCosker, 2006

  • Type Status

    Paratype

  • Preferred Common name

    Deepwater big-eyed worm eel

  • Date Identified

    31/03/2005

  • Identified By

    John E. McCosker - California Academy of Sciences

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Marine Science Laboratories

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, otter

  • Date Visited From

    12/10/1984

  • Date Visited To

    12/10/1984

  • Depth From (m)

    456

  • 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

    Bass Strait, 87 km NE of Flinders Island

  • Latitude

    -39.175

  • Longitude

    148.692

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84