Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Melanocetus niger

  • Author and date of publication

    Regan, 1925

  • Preferred Common name

    Humpback Blackdevil

  • Date Identified

    07/09/2010

  • Identified By

    Dr John R. Paxton - Australian Museum (AM)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit specimen, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 100%, absolute, Medium: ethanol 95%

  • Expedition Name

    Sonne 209 Bioluminescence Cruise

  • Collection Event Code

    Sonne 209 - PCT 10

  • Sampling Method

    RMT-16, 700um Bucket cod-end (opening & closing rectangular midwater trawl)

  • Date Visited From

    7/09/2010 2:37 PM

  • Date Visited To

    7/09/2010 5:03 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    997

  • Depth From (m)

    401

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Ocean

    Eastern Pacific Ocean

  • Country

    Peru

  • Precise Location

    Peru-Chile Trench

  • Latitude

    -10.9569

  • Longitude

    -79.295

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    GPS

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps original

  • Georeference Date

    2010-09-07T00:00:00