Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Opistognathus asper

  • Author and date of publication

    Smith-Vaniz, 2023

  • Type Status

    Holotype

  • Preferred Common name

    Ashmore Jawfish

  • Date Identified

    2023

  • Identified By

    Dr William F. Smith-Vaniz - Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    CERF

  • Collection Event Code

    SS05/2007 188

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, beam

  • Date Visited From

    6/07/2007 5:33 PM

  • Date Visited To

    6/07/2007 6:06 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    95

  • Depth From (m)

    95

  • 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

    Northwestern Australia, Ashmore L30 transect

  • Latitude

    -12.445

  • Longitude

    123.601

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    GPS

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps original