Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Lepidotrigla vanessa

  • Author and date of publication

    (Richardson, 1839)

  • Preferred Common name

    Butterfly Gurnard

  • Date Identified

    1994

  • Identified By

    Dr Martin F. Gomon - Museums Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    2

  • 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)

  • Collection Event Code

    BSS 119 T

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, otter - 40 mm mesh codend

  • Date Visited From

    31/01/1981 11:30 AM

  • Date Visited To

    31/01/1981 12:00 PM

  • Depth To (m)

    55

  • Depth From (m)

    84

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    BSS 119 T

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Precise Location

    Western Bass Strait, 25 km S of Cape Otway

  • Latitude

    -39.1272

  • Longitude

    143.417

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Protocol

    original