Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Diastobranchus capensis

  • Author and date of publication

    (Barnard, 1923)

  • Preferred Common name

    Basketwork Eel

  • Date Identified

    24/10/2000

  • Identified By

    Dr Peter R. Last - CSIRO Marine Research

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    Macquarie Island Patagonian Toothfish Bycatch project

  • Collected By

    D Heran - AFMA observer

  • Collection Event Code

    AL 4/30

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, demersal

  • Date Visited From

    2/01/1996 7:20 AM

  • Date Visited To

    2/01/1996

  • Depth To (m)

    990

  • Depth From (m)

    705

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Ocean

    Southern Ocean

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    W of Macquarie Island

  • Latitude

    -54.57

  • Longitude

    158.73

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    original