This data source pertains to South Australian Museum's Ichthyology (fish)
Collection. The South Australian Museum is a custodian for the State's cultural
and natural heritage. The specialised data generated by collection managers,
curators and scientists over the last 150 years are made available to the
international community through publication, promotion, education and
exhibitions. The South Australian Museum provides data to the Online
Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) and from there to OBIS
Australia and OBIS.
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS
Place_Keyword: OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Access_Constraints:
Data supplied to OBIS by the South Australian Museum is freely accessible by
the public. The data supplied may not represent the total holdings of the
Museum as data about incompletely identified specimens, manuscript names and
specimens where a georeference cannot be calculated have normally been withheld
from publication.
Use_Constraints:
Data users should acknowledge the South Australian Museum and also OZCAM,
Australia's Fauna.
Acknowledge the use of specific records from the Australian museum in the form
appearing in the 'Citation' field thereof (if any); and acknowledge the use of
the OBIS facility.
For information purposes, email to obissupport@marine.rutgers.edu the full
citation of any publication made (printed or electronic) that cites OBIS or any
constituent part.
Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS.
Data from the South Australian Museum has not been verified or checked in a
systematic way. Data is often sourced from specimen labels, particularly for
old museum specimens and inaccuracy is often
due to this fact.
Contact_Organization: AU/ENVIRONMENT/COASTSMARINE > Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Coasts and marine, Australia
Contact_Person: TONY REES
Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (CMAR)
