Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Kogia breviceps

  • Preferred Common name

    Pygmy Sperm Whale

  • Date Identified

    14/08/2016

  • Identified By

    Mandy Watson - Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, blubber, Form: frozen, Medium: ethanol 96%

  • Date of preparation

    03/01/2020

  • Tissue sampled from

    Museums Victoria specimen VIR 3955

  • Collected By

    Mandy Watson - Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP)

  • Date Visited From

    14/08/2016

  • Date Visited To

    14/08/2016

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    DNA Laboratory

  • Collecting Areas

    Tissue and DNA

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Cape Bridgewater Road, Shelly Beach

  • Latitude

    -38.3611

  • Longitude

    141.456

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    data provided with specimen(s)

  • Georeference Date

    2016-08-14T00:00:00

  • Georeference By

    Charlie Cooper - Fisheries & Wildlife