Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Atherinosoma microstoma

  • Author and date of publication

    (Günther, 1861)

  • Preferred Common name

    Smallmouth Hardyhead

  • Date Identified

    04/02/2008

  • Identified By

    Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria, Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, University of Melbourne, Marine Zoology students

  • Sampling Method

    seine - fine meshed

  • Date Visited From

    4/02/2008 10:30 AM

  • Date Visited To

    4/02/2008 12:00 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    1.5

  • Depth From (m)

    0

  • 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, Swan Bay near entrance, beside launching ramp (just outside Marine Protected Area)

  • Latitude

    -38.2633

  • Longitude

    144.663

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth