Specimen Details

  • Collection Names

    NORFANZ Expedition Collection

  • Taxon Name

    Melanostomias

  • Date Identified

    /05/2003

  • Identified By

    Dr John R. Paxton - Australian Museum (AM)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    NORFANZ

  • Collected By

    Dianne J. Bray - Museums Victoria, NORFANZ team

  • Collection Event Code

    TAN0308-047

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, ratcatcher bottom

  • Date Visited From

    20/05/2003 2:27 AM

  • Date Visited To

    20/05/2003 3:27 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    1530

  • Depth From (m)

    1530

  • 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

    between the North Norfolk Ridge and Lord Howe Rise

  • Latitude

    -26.5236

  • Longitude

    166.574

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    original