Specimen Details

  • Collection Names

    Andrew Goldie Collection

  • Taxon Name

    Scarus spinus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Kner, 1868)

  • Preferred Common name

    Yellowhead Parrotfish

  • Date Identified

    1998

  • Identified By

    Professor David Bellwood - James Cook University

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Collected By

    Andrew Goldie

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • Precise Location

    Gulf of Papua, between Port Moresby and Kapa Kapa (Gabagaba) {originally as Cuppa Cuppa}