Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Platycephalus bassensis

  • Author and date of publication

    Cuvier, 1829

  • Preferred Common name

    Southern Sand Flathead

  • Date Identified

    1986

  • Identified By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    4

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Rhyll J. Plant

  • Sampling Method

    trawl

  • Depth From (m)

    15

  • 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, off St. Leonards

  • Latitude

    -38.18

  • Longitude

    144.75

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84