Austin Peay State University Fish Specimens (Arctos)
Citation
Johansen R, Grady J (2025). Austin Peay State University Fish Specimens (Arctos). Version 1.28. Austin Peay State University Natural History Collections. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/5x8hed accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-16.Description
The APSU David Snyder Museum of Zoology (DSMZ) houses a rapidly growing, research quality collection of over 6,200 lots and 42,000 specimens of fishes from the Mid-south Region. The majority of specimens are from Tennessee, Kentucky and surrounding states, encompassing the most diverse fish faunas of the US. In 2016, APSU acquired the Tennessee collections of the SIUC Fish Collection. This acquisition greatly expanded the diversity and size of our holdings and provided a home for the abandoned SIUC collection. Additionally, the APSU fish collection is a repository of specimens for the Tennessee Valley Authority and Kentucky Division of Wildlife Resources, other state agencies, and researchers.
Purpose
Students have been engaged in collection science and research through the DSMZ and its curators since its inception and these libraries play a valuable role in teaching, research, and outreach for APSU, the broader scientific community, and the general public.
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Additional info
Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
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Actinopterygiicommon name: ray-finned fishes rank: class
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Petromyzontidacommon name: lamprey rank: class
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Chondrichthyscommon name: cartilaginous fishes rank: class
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Rebecca Johansenoriginator
position: Curator of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
Telephone: 931-221-7774
email: johansenr@apsu.edu
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/directory/faculty/johansenr.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-7112
Jessica Grady
originator
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X
Jessica Grady
metadata author
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X
David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org
Rebecca Johansen
curator
position: Curator of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
Telephone: 931-221-7774
email: johansenr@apsu.edu
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/directory/faculty/johansenr.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-7112
Jessica Grady
point of contact
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X
Rebecca Johansen
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
Telephone: 931-221-7774
email: johansenr@apsu.edu
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/directory/faculty/johansenr.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6440-7112
Jessica Grady
administrative point of contact
position: Manager of Collections
APSU David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology
P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville
37040
Tennessee
US
email: Rodkey10@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.apsu.edu/biology/naturalhistorycollections/snydermuseumzoology/index.php
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8687-861X