Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Hippocampus abdominalis

  • Author and date of publication

    Lesson, 1827

  • Preferred Common name

    Bigbelly Seahorse

  • Other Common Names

    Potbelly Seahorse

  • Date Identified

    07/02/2004

  • Identified By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: tissue, whole specimen, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 95%, Medium: ethanol 95%

  • Sampling Method

    seine, beach

  • Date Visited From

    6/02/2004 5:00 PM

  • Date Visited To

    6/02/2004 5:45 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    1.5

  • Depth From (m)

    0

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Port Phillip Bay, Queenscliff Beach, between Pier and Pilot Jetty

  • Latitude

    -38.2672

  • Longitude

    144.668

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth