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NCSM Ichthyology Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Norton B, Hogue G (2022). NCSM Ichthyology Collection. Version 22.9. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.36102/dwc.1 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-03.

Description

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Ichthyology Collection contains approximately 1.3 million specimens (110,000+ lots). It is one of the largest and most complete regional collections in the United States and currently meets the criteria of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists for recognition as a National Center Ichthyological Collection. Founded in the late 1800s, the collection consists of approximately 75% North Carolina material, although 48 states, 42 countries, and more than 1948 species are represented. Important recent acquisitions include large collections from Duke, North Carolina State, Stockton State, and Western Carolina universities, Mars Hill College, and the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Sciences. The collection houses fluid-preserved specimens, cleared and stained material, skeletons, tissues for molecular analyses, and all supporting legacy data.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

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Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  2. Chordata
    rank: phylum
  3. Actinopterygii
    rank: class
  4. Chondrichthyes
    rank: class
  5. Petromyzontida
    rank: class
  6. Myxini
    rank: class
  7. Sarcopterygii
    rank: class
  8. Leptocardii
    rank: class
  9. Alepocephaliformes
    rank: order
  10. Acipenseriformes
    rank: order
  11. Albuliformes
    rank: order
  12. Amiiformes
    rank: order
  13. Amphioxiformes
    rank: order
  14. Anguilliformes
    rank: order
  15. Aphredoderiformes
    rank: order
  16. Argentiniformes
    rank: order
  17. Ateleopodiformes
    rank: order
  18. Atheriniformes
    rank: order
  19. Aulopiformes
    rank: order
  20. Batrachoidiformes
    rank: order
  21. Beloniformes
    rank: order
  22. Beryciformes
    rank: order
  23. Carcharhiniformes
    rank: order
  24. Ceratodontiformes
    rank: order
  25. Characiformes
    rank: order
  26. Chimaeriformes
    rank: order
  27. Clupeiformes
    rank: order
  28. Cypriniformes
    rank: order
  29. Cyprinodontiformes
    rank: order
  30. Echinorhiniformes
    rank: order
  31. Elopiformes
    rank: order
  32. Esociformes
    rank: order
  33. Gadiformes
    rank: order
  34. Gasterosteiformes
    rank: order
  35. Gonorynchiformes
    rank: order
  36. Gymnotiformes
    rank: order
  37. Heterodontiformes
    rank: order
  38. Hexanchiformes
    rank: order
  39. Hiodontiformes
    rank: order
  40. Lamniformes
    rank: order
  41. Lampriformes
    rank: order
  42. Lepisosteiformes
    rank: order
  43. Lophiiformes
    rank: order
  44. Mugiliformes
    rank: order
  45. Myctophiformes
    rank: order
  46. Myliobatiformes
    rank: order
  47. Myxiniformes
    rank: order
  48. Notacanthiformes
    rank: order
  49. Ophidiiformes
    rank: order
  50. Orectolobiformes
    rank: order
  51. Osmeriformes
    rank: order
  52. Osteoglossiformes
    rank: order
  53. Perciformes
    rank: order
  54. Percopsiformes
    rank: order
  55. Petromyzontiformes
    rank: order
  56. Pleuronectiformes
    rank: order
  57. Polymixiiformes
    rank: order
  58. Pristiformes
    rank: order
  59. Rajiformes
    rank: order
  60. Saccopharyngiformes
    rank: order
  61. Salmoniformes
    rank: order
  62. Scorpaeniformes
    rank: order
  63. Siluriformes
    rank: order
  64. Squaliformes
    rank: order
  65. Squatiniformes
    rank: order
  66. Stephanoberyciformes
    rank: order
  67. Stomiiformes
    rank: order
  68. Synbranchiformes
    rank: order
  69. Tetraodontiformes
    rank: order
  70. Torpediniformes
    rank: order
  71. Zeiformes
    rank: order

Geographic Coverages

The geographic coverage of the Ichthyology Collection covers 61 countries on 6 continents and 3 major oceans.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Ben Norton
originator
position: Head of Technology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-9947
email: ben.norton@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/ben-norton
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=mbnorton
Gabriela Hogue
originator
position: Collections Manager of Fishes
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-8868
email: gabriela.hogue@naturalsciences.org
Ben Norton
metadata author
position: Head of Technology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-9947
email: ben.norton@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/ben-norton
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=mbnorton
Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
Gabriela Hogue
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager of Fishes
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-8868
email: gabriela.hogue@naturalsciences.org
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