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CSIRO, fish surveys by the Courageous, 1978-1979
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Description
Thirteen demersal and pelagic fish surveys by Courageous in the Great Australian Bight and North West Shelf. Species include including Chinaman leatherjacket (Navon ayraud), Swallowtail (Trachichthodes lineatus), Red snapper (Trachichthodes gerrardi), Jackass fish (Nemadactylus macropterus) Jack mackerel (Trachurus declivis) and Ruby fish (Plagiogeneion macroleas)goatfish (Mullidae), threadfin bream (Nemipteridae), lizard fish (Synodontidae), scad and trevally (Carangidae), pufferfish (Tetradontidae), bigeye (Priacanthidae), emperor (Lethrinidae) and to a lesser extent sea perch (Lutjanidae). Length, numbers, and weight were determined.

Scope
Themes:
Biology > Fish
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, ISEW, Australia, Pisces

Geographical coverage
ISEW, Australia [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
5 February 1978 - 30 July 1979

Taxonomic coverage
Pisces [WoRMS]

Parameter
Occurrence of biota

Contributors
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; O&A Information and Data Centre, moredata creator

Related datasets
Published in:
OBIS-Australia: Australian Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2017-01-17
Information last updated: 2017-01-17
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