Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Hapalochlaena maculosa

  • Author and date of publication

    (Hoyle, 1883)

  • Preferred Common name

    Southern Blue-ringed Octopus

  • Other Common Names

    Blue-ring Octopus, Lesser Blue-ringed Octopus

  • Date Identified

    2014

  • Identified By

    Dr Julian Finn - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Dr Julian K Finn - Museums Victoria

  • Sampling Method

    hand

  • Date Visited From

    18/06/2014 1:30 PM

  • Date Visited To

    18/06/2014

  • Depth To (m)

    1.4

  • Depth From (m)

    1.4

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Half Moon Bay, under Black Rock Jetty

  • Latitude

    -38.13

  • Longitude

    144.71

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    NATMAP Raster approximate