Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Chionodraco myersi

  • Author and date of publication

    DeWitt & Tyler, 1960

  • Preferred Common name

    a crocodile icefish

  • Date Identified

    1991

  • Identified By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    3

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    AA91

  • Collected By

    Dr Chung-Chen Lu - Museum of Victoria, Tim N. Stranks - Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE)

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, orange roughy

  • Date Visited From

    24/02/1991 2:21 AM

  • Date Visited To

    24/02/1991 2:36 AM

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    AA91 89

  • Country

    Antarctica

  • Precise Location

    Prydz Bay

  • Latitude

    -66.774

  • Longitude

    72.6082

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84