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

    1987

  • Identified By

    T N. Stranks

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Depth From (m)

    0

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Invertebrates

  • Collecting Areas

    Invertebrates

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    Long Island, NW of Cape Barren Island

  • Latitude

    -40.37

  • Longitude

    148

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84