Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Galaxias truttaceus

  • Author and date of publication

    Valenciennes, 1846

  • Preferred Common name

    Spotted Galaxias

  • Other Common Names

    Trout Galaxias

  • Date Identified

    1990

  • Identified By

    Dr Tarmo A. Raadik - Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research

  • Number Of Specimens

    8

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Spirit specimen Wet formalin 10% ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Wilsons Promontory National Park Survey

  • Collected By

    Peter D. Jackson - Arthur Rylah Institute, J N. Davies - Arthur Rylah Institute

  • Collection Event Code

    WPS 44

  • Sampling Method

    electrofisher

  • Date Visited From

    6/05/1980

  • Date Visited To

    6/05/1980

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    WPS 44

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Wilsons Promontory, Roaring Meg Creek, downstream of falls, 200 m from creek mouth (discharges into Fenwick Bight)

  • Minimum Elevation

    20

  • Latitude

    -39.12

  • Longitude

    146.38

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84