Occurrence

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Division of Fishes

Latest version published by University of Michigan Museum of Zoology on 1 March 2024 University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
The collections of the Fish Division comprise 193,555 cataloged lots, with over 3.4 million total specimens. 406 fish families, 2,901 genera and approximately 8,000 nominal species are represented in the collections. In addition to formalin-fixed, alcohol-preserved specimens, the collections contain 10,176 dry skeletons and 10,458 cleared and stained glycerin preparations. Type material representing more than 1,500 nominal species includes 626 primary type specimens and 4,385 lots of paratypes. Geographic strengths of the collections include North American fresh and marine waters, Southeast Asia, South America, and Mexico, but all major aquatic habitats are represented. Digital images of field notes (> 5,000 records) and fish specimens (> 6,000 images), as well as catalog records and... More
Publication date:
1 March 2024
License:
CC-BY 4.0

Description

The collections of the Fish Division comprise 193,555 cataloged lots, with over 3.4 million total specimens. 406 fish families, 2,901 genera and approximately 8,000 nominal species are represented in the collections. In addition to formalin-fixed, alcohol-preserved specimens, the collections contain 10,176 dry skeletons and 10,458 cleared and stained glycerin preparations. Type material representing more than 1,500 nominal species includes 626 primary type specimens and 4,385 lots of paratypes. Geographic strengths of the collections include North American fresh and marine waters, Southeast Asia, South America, and Mexico, but all major aquatic habitats are represented. Digital images of field notes (> 5,000 records) and fish specimens (> 6,000 images), as well as catalog records and other collection documents, are available to researchers upon request.

Data Records

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 59825263-9f89-43a9-8f22-c22a6a53b8fc.  University of Michigan Museum of Zoology publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by U.S. Geological Survey.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

Who created the resource:

UMMZ Fish Division Data Group
UM MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY
3600 Varsity Drive
48109 ANN ARBOR
Michigan
US
https://lsa.umich.edu/ummz/fishes

Who can answer questions about the resource:

UMMZ Fish Division Data Group
Group
UM MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY
3600 Varsity Drive
48108 ANN ARBOR
Michigan
US
7347630743
https://lsa.umich.edu/ummz/fishes

Who filled in the metadata:

Admins LSA IT
LSA IT Admins

Who else was associated with the resource:

Geographic Coverage

Global

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 59825263-9f89-43a9-8f22-c22a6a53b8fc
https://ipt.lsa.umich.edu/resource?r=ummz_fish