Fish
NHMUK-1887.12.7.152-153
Holding institution:
Licence:
Creative Commons CC0 1.0
Scientific name:
Sternoptyx diaphana
Voyage:
HMS Challenger (1872-76)
Date Collected:
15 July 1874 - 15 July 1874
Form:
Fluid
Station:
171
Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Stomiiformes
Family:
Sternoptychidae
Genus:
Sternoptyx
Species:
Sternoptyx diaphana Hermann, 1781
Station/Area Information
Station:
171
Date collected:
15/07/1874
Area:
North of Kermadec Island, Kermadec Islands
Water body:
Southwest Pacific Ocean
FAO:
81
Depth (Fathoms):
600 fathoms
Decimal Latitude:
-28.55
Decimal Longitude:
-177.83
Surface Temperature:
66.5°F
Bottom Temperature:
39.5°F
Gear:
Trawl
Sediment sample:
Volcanic mud
