Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Anguilla australis

  • Author and date of publication

    Richardson, 1841

  • Preferred Common name

    Southern Shortfin Eel

  • Date Identified

    2004

  • Identified By

    Dr Tarmo A. Raadik - Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Dr Tarmo A. Raadik - Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research

  • Collection Event Code

    TR 04-067

  • Sampling Method

    electrofisher (backpack)

  • Date Visited From

    10/11/2004

  • Date Visited To

    11/11/2004

  • 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

    Mosquito Creek, tributary of Westernport, downstream of culvert on Overpass Road, French Island

  • Minimum Elevation

    5

  • Latitude

    -38.3794

  • Longitude

    145.388

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps