Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Sigmops elongatus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Günther, 1878)

  • Preferred Common name

    Elongate Fangjaw

  • Date Identified

    10/11/2009

  • Identified By

    Dr John R. Paxton - Australian Museum (AM)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    2009 Coral Sea Lanternfish and tuna aggregation

  • Collection Event Code

    LTA 6

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, midwater RMT 8, opening/closing, bucket codend

  • Date Visited From

    10/11/2009 8:20 PM

  • Date Visited To

    10/11/2009 9:20 PM

  • Depth From (m)

    200

  • 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

    Coral Sea, E of Ribbon Reef 3

  • Latitude

    -15.7361

  • Longitude

    145.976

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    GPS