Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Melanolagus bericoides

  • Author and date of publication

    (Borodin, 1929)

  • Preferred Common name

    Bigscale Deepsea Smelt

  • Date Identified

    09/07/2018

  • Identified By

    Ofer Gon - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

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

  • Expedition Name

    SLOPE

  • Collected By

    Dr Gary C. Poore - Museum Victoria, et al

  • Collection Event Code

    SLOPE 74

  • Sampling Method

    trawl, 3 m Isaacs-Kidd mid-water

  • Date Visited From

    27/10/1988 7:00 PM

  • Date Visited To

    27/10/1988 10:00 PM

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Ichthyology

  • Collecting Areas

    Ichthyology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    SLOPE 74

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Tasmania

  • Precise Location

    70 km E of Cape Tourville

  • Latitude

    -42.0289

  • Longitude

    149.037

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84