Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Acanthochromis polyacanthus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Bleeker, 1855)

  • Preferred Common name

    Spiny Puller

  • Date Identified

    02/12/2008

  • Identified By

    Dr Glenn Moore - Western Australian Museum

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    FishBOL Lizard Island

  • Collected By

    Dr Lyle Vail - Lizard Island Research Station

  • Collection Event Code

    I.44732

  • Sampling Method

    SCUBA & snorkel, clove oil & handspear

  • Date Visited From

    10/09/2008 11:00 AM

  • Date Visited To

    10/09/2008 4:15 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    15

  • 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

    Queensland

  • Precise Location

    Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island area, outer barrier, southern end of Yonge Reef

  • Latitude

    -14.6178

  • Longitude

    145.616

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth