UWIZM Fish Collections

Mike G. Rutherford; Renoir J. Auguste

doi:10.15468/m48ug8

UWIZM Fish Collections

Citation

Rutherford M G, Auguste R J, Aguste R J (2018). UWIZM Fish Collections. Version 1.3. The University of the West Indies Zoology Museum (UWIZM). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/m48ug8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

This dataset contains records from most of the UWIZM fish collections.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Vincent.

Sampling

Specimens were collected by various methods, including seining, hand collection.

Quality Control

Specimen identifications were checked by at least two people.

Method steps

1. Specimens in the collection were assessed for existing data (labels in jars, details in registers, etc,) 2. Identifications were confirmed or made using a variety of literature sources (scientific papers, books, online resources) 3. Specimens were photographed and properly stored then the data was uploaded to the UWIZM Past Perfect database

Taxonomic Coverages

Species were identified to genus and species level.

Anguilliformes
rank: order
Batrachoidiformes
rank: order
Characiformes
rank: order
Cyprinodontiformes
rank: order
Elopiformes
rank: order
Gobiesociformes
rank: order
Gymnotiformes
rank: order
Mugiliformes
rank: order
Perciformes
rank: order
Siluriformes
rank: order
Synbranchiformes
rank: order
Tetraodontiformes
rank: order
Albuliformes
rank: order
Atheriniformes
rank: order
Beloniformes
rank: order
Clupeiformes
rank: order
Lophiiformes
rank: order
Ophidiiformes
rank: order
Pleuronectiformes
rank: order
Scorpaeniformes
rank: order
Syngnathiformes
rank: order
Synodontidae
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Records are from Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Mike G. Rutherford
originator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Renoir J. Auguste
originator
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike G. Rutherford
metadata author
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Renoir J. Aguste
metadata author
position: Database Assistant
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
curator
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu

Mike Rutherford
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
The University of the West Indies
Dept. of Life Sciences
St. Augustine
TT
email: UWIZoologyMuseum@sta.uwi.edu