Specimen Details

  • Collection Names

    NORFANZ Expedition Collection

  • Taxon Name

    Platytroctes apus

  • Author and date of publication

    Günther, 1878

  • Preferred Common name

    Legless Tubeshoulder

  • Date Identified

    15/05/2003

  • Identified By

    Dr Tomio Iwamoto - California Academy of Sciences (CAS)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    NORFANZ

  • Collection Event Code

    TAN0308-023

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, midwater (fine-meshed codend)

  • Date Visited From

    15/05/2003 3:50 AM

  • Date Visited To

    15/05/2003 5:30 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    220

  • Depth From (m)

    200

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Ocean

    Tasman Sea

  • Country

    Australia

  • Precise Location

    North Norfolk Ridge, SE of Norfolk Island

  • Latitude

    -29.5292

  • Longitude

    167.634

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    original