Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Hapalochlaena maculosa

  • Author and date of publication

    (Hoyle, 1883)

  • Preferred Common name

    Southern Blue-ringed Octopus

  • Other Common Names

    Blue-ring Octopus, Lesser Blue-ringed Octopus

  • Date Identified

    1982

  • Identified By

    Chung Chen Lu

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)

  • Collected By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, et al

  • Collection Event Code

    BSS 137

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, 20 m otter

  • Date Visited From

    6/02/1981 10:50 AM

  • Date Visited To

    6/02/1981 11:02 AM

  • Depth To (m)

    55

  • Depth From (m)

    55

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    BSS 137

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    Central Bass Strait, 47 km W of Cape Sir John, Cape Barren Island

  • Latitude

    -40.4483

  • Longitude

    147.422

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84