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

    1985

  • Identified By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit specimen, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Victorian Institute of Marine Sciences Bass Strait Survey (BSS)

  • Collected By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria, Dr Robin S. Wilson - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    BSS 219 T

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, 5 m otter

  • Date Visited From

    3/10/1983

  • Date Visited To

    3/10/1983

  • Depth To (m)

    43

  • Depth From (m)

    43

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    BSS 219 T

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Eastern Bass Strait, 12 km SSE of Lake Tyers Entrance

  • Latitude

    -37.95

  • Longitude

    148.15

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84