Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Scolecenchelys australis

  • Author and date of publication

    (Macleay, 1881)

  • Preferred Common name

    Shortfin Worm Eel

  • Date Identified

    /04/2003

  • Identified By

    Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Sampling Method

    trawl

  • Date Visited From

    5/04/1971

  • Date Visited To

    5/04/1971

  • Depth From (m)

    46

  • 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

    Bass Strait, 24 km (16 miles) SSW of Lakes Entrance

  • Latitude

    -38.1172

  • Longitude

    147.863

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth