Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Melanotaenia fluviatilis

  • Author and date of publication

    (Castelnau, 1878)

  • Preferred Common name

    Murray-Darling Rainbowfish

  • Other Common Names

    Murray Rainbowfish, Murray River Rainbowfish

  • Date Identified

    1990

  • Identified By

    Dr Tarmo A. Raadik - Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research (ARI)

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Unknown

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: ethanol 70%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    P Towers

  • Sampling Method

    electrofisher

  • Date Visited From

    26/01/1982 12:00 PM

  • Date Visited To

    26/01/1982

  • Depth From (m)

    1

  • 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

    Broken River, bridge on Goomalibee Road

  • Minimum Elevation

    140

  • Latitude

    -36.47

  • Longitude

    145.87

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84