Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Melanotaenia gracilis

  • Author and date of publication

    Allen, 1978

  • Preferred Common name

    Slender Rainbowfish

  • Date Identified

    16/06/2022

  • Identified By

    Dr Michael Hammer - Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit specimen, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 95%, Medium: ethanol 95%

  • Collected By

    James Shelley - PhD student, The University of Melbourne/Museum Victoria, Matthew Le Feuvre - PhD student, Uni Melb/Museum Victoria

  • Date Visited From

    14/09/2014

  • Date Visited To

    14/09/2014

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Western Australia

  • Precise Location

    The Kimberley, Forest Creek, tributary of Drysdale River lower section (Drysdale River catchment)

  • Latitude

    -14.5279

  • Longitude

    126.874

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    GPS Original

  • Georeference By

    James Shelley - PhD student, The University of Melbourne/Museum Victoria