Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Myctophum nitidulum

  • Author and date of publication

    Garman, 1899

  • Preferred Common name

    Pearly-spotted Lanternfish

  • Date Identified

    13/09/2010

  • Identified By

    Dr John R. Paxton - Australian Museum (AM)

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: tissue, whole specimen, Form: wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 100%, absolute, Medium: ethanol 100%, absolute

  • Collection Event Code

    Sonne 209 - N3

  • Sampling Method

    Neuston net

  • Date Visited From

    13/09/2010 8:45 PM

  • Date Visited To

    13/09/2010 10:00 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    1

  • Depth From (m)

    0

  • 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, WNW of Antofagasta

  • Latitude

    -23.3678

  • Longitude

    -71.3531

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    GPS

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps original