Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Melanophorichthys posidonus

  • Author and date of publication

    Conway, Moore & Summers, 2024

  • Type Status

    Holotype

  • Preferred Common name

    Grass Clingfish

  • Date Identified

    2024

  • Identified By

    Dr Kevin W. Conway - Texas A&M University

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Dr Neil Hutchinson - Department of Primary Industries

  • Collection Event Code

    PPB BLS 4/11/2010

  • Sampling Method

    Seine

  • Date Visited From

    4/11/2010

  • Date Visited To

    4/11/2010

  • 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

    Port Phillip Bay, Blairgowrie - shallow seagrass

  • Latitude

    -38.3597

  • Longitude

    144.777

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84