Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Fish Collection
Citation
Grant S, Swagel K (2017). Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Fish Collection. Version 13.3. Field Museum. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/alz7wu accessed via GBIF.org on 2017-08-23.Description
Established in 1894, The Field Museum fish collection now contains more than 1,700,000 specimens, 130,000 lots, 10,000 species, 4,500 tissuesamples, 3,500 skeletons, 1,400 nominal types, and 450 families. Specimens range from the lobe-finned Coelacanth and lungfishes, to a diversity of freshwater catfishes and cichlids, to charismatic reef fishes such as the amazing Slingjaw Wrasse and venomous Red Lionfish.Sampling Description
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https://www.fieldmuseum.org/field-museum-natural-history-conditions-and-suggested-norms-use-collections-data-and-imagesTaxonomic Coverages
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Contacts
Sharon Grantoriginator
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://www.fieldmuseum.org
Kevin Swagel
metadata author
position: Collections Staff
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
email: kswagel@fieldmuseum.org
Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
email: larussell@vertnet.org
Sharon Grant
administrative point of contact
position: Technology Liaison to Science
Field Museum of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
60605
IL
US
Telephone: 3126657203
email: sgrant@fieldmuseum.org
homepage: http://www.fieldmuseum.org