Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Melanocetus johnsonii

  • Author and date of publication

    Günther, 1864

  • Preferred Common name

    Humpback Blackdevil

  • Date Identified

    27/07/2010

  • Identified By

    Dr Adrian Flynn - University of Queensland & Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: spirit, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    CSIRO Trans-Tasman Survey

  • Collected By

    Rudi Kloser - CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

  • Collection Event Code

    REH0801-M5N1

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, MIDOC opening & closing midwater

  • Date Visited From

    15/06/2008 9:30 PM

  • Date Visited To

    15/06/2008

  • Depth To (m)

    0

  • Depth From (m)

    1000

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Precise Location

    Tasman Sea, far east of Bass Strait

  • Latitude

    -40.4975

  • Longitude

    157.249

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    GPS

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps original