Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Polyprion americanus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

  • Preferred Common name

    polyprion

  • Date Identified

    15/10/2004

  • Identified By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    skipper (Barry Alsop) & crew of FV "Esk"

  • Sampling Method

    fish gaff

  • Date Visited From

    18/09/2004

  • Date Visited To

    18/09/2004

  • Depth To (m)

    1

  • 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

    Eastern Bass Strait - near surface under auto-longliner float