Red and spotted handfish morphometrics
Adult and sub-adult Red handfish (Thymichthys politus) and Spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) preserved specimens and underwater images were used for analysing morphometrics (comprising of specimens from the CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection and underwater images). Individuals were measured for the morphological traits using electronic callipers (±0.1 mm) for preserved specimens and using Image J software for digital records. Note digital image size calibration occurred using a ruler in images or from size taken in situ.
The purpose was to investigate whether external morphometrics could be used to determine sex in handfishes.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2021-02-05
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Collaborator
- Credit
- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
Point of contact
- Topic category
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- Biota
Extent
Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2020-07-01 2020-12-23
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
- Keywords (Theme)
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- handfish
- morphology
- Keywords (Taxon)
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- Thymichthys politus
- Brachionichthys hirsutus
- NASA/GCMD Keywords, Version 8.5
Resource constraints
- Other constraints
- This dataset is hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, on behalf of NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub Project A10.
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- Data was sourced from the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub – the Marine Biodiversity Hub is supported through funding from the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program (NESP), administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE).
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- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
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- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Distribution Information
- Distribution format
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Microsoft excel
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Microsoft excel
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Spotted and red handfish specimens from the CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection and underwater images collected as part of Tyson Bessell's PhD and ongoing red handfish monitoring (IMAS) were used. Individuals were measured for the morphological traits using electronic callipers (±0.1 mm) for preserved specimens and using Image J software for digital records.
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- Dataset
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
- Parent metadata
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/2a76fa0e-7cfa-4ae6-9d45-80df490058a8
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2021-02-14T21:02:25
- Date info (Revision)
- 2021-02-14T21:02:25
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018