Specimen Details

  • Collection Names

    NORFANZ Expedition Collection

  • Taxon Name

    Hoplostethus mediterraneus

  • Author and date of publication

    Cuvier, 1829

  • Preferred Common name

    Orange Roughy

  • Date Identified

    03/06/2003

  • Identified By

    Dr Clive D. Roberts - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (NMNZ)

  • 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

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, NORFANZ team

  • Collection Event Code

    TAN0308-147

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, ratcatcher bottom

  • Date Visited From

    3/06/2003 5:23 AM

  • Date Visited To

    3/06/2003 6:10 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    825

  • Depth From (m)

    850

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Ocean

    Tasman Sea

  • Country

    New Zealand

  • Precise Location

    West Norfolk Ridge, Wanganella Bank

  • Latitude

    -34.3022

  • Longitude

    168.386

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84