Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Rhombosolea tapirina

  • Author and date of publication

    Günther, 1862

  • Preferred Common name

    Greenback Flounder

  • Date Identified

    1987

  • Identified By

    Professor Francois Chapleau - University of Ottawa/Canadian Museum of Nature

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Joan M. Dixon - Museum Victoria, Fisheries and Wildlife Department of Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    FWL 62

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, demersal

  • Date Visited From

    30/03/1971

  • Date Visited To

    30/03/1971

  • 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

    Port Phillip Bay, 3.2 km (2 miles) W of Sandringham

  • Latitude

    -37.95

  • Longitude

    144.95

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

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