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Fish (Synaptura arafurensis)

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Accession number

NHMUK-1879.5.14.69

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

12 September 1874

Area or Water body

South of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Arafura Sea

Form

FAO

71

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 49
Sediment sample: Green mud
Surface Temperature (°F): 79.2
Temperature at x fathoms: 67.5;51.5;46;43.2;41.5;40.5;39.8;39.5

Type status

Holotype

Taxonomic groups

Synaptura arafurensis
Synaptura
Soleidae
Pleuronectiformes
Actinopterygii
Chordata
Animalia

Station

190

Gear

Trawl

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