Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Balaenoptera physalus

  • Preferred Common name

    Fin Whale

  • Date Identified

    13/09/2024

  • Identified By

    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: frozen, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Blubber, Preservative: ethanol 70%, Storage temperature: -196°C

  • Date of preparation

    11/02/2025

  • Tissue sampled from

    Museums Victoria specimen VIR 5790

  • Collected By

    Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

  • Sampling Method

    salvage

  • Date Visited From

    13/09/2024

  • Date Visited To

    13/09/2024

  • 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

    Thirteenth Beach, Barwon Heads

  • Latitude

    -38.28

  • Longitude

    144.47

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    AMG conversion, collection or Gazetteer