AUM Fish Collection

David Werneke

doi:10.15468/dm3oyz

AUM Fish Collection

Citation

Werneke D (2016). AUM Fish Collection. Auburn University Museum DiGIR Provider. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dm3oyz accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-06-20.

Description

The fish collection at Auburn University is among the most important collections of fishes from the southeastern United States. Currently, over 700,000 preserved specimens in over 60,000 lots are cataloged in the collection and at least ten thousand more lots await cataloging.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

All ichthyological specimens are identified to family, genus and/or species.

Myxini
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Petromyzonti
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Cladistii
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Elasmobranchii
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Holocephali
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Actinopterygii
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Sarcopterygii
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Geographic Coverages

Particularly strong are collections from all over Alabama and Georgia. Also included are specimens of most fish species of the United States and a significant collection of marine fishes from the Gulf of Mexico. The fish collection also includes a strong Neotropical fish collection from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. There are also significant collections from Africa and Southeast Asia.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

David Werneke
originator
position: Collections Manager
Auburn University Museum of Natural History
101 Rouse LIfe Sciences
Auburn University
36849
AL
US
Telephone: +01 334-844-9227
email: wernedc@auburn.edu
homepage: http://aumnh.org

David Werneke
metadata author
position: Collections Manager
Auburn University Museum of Natural History
101 Rouse LIfe Sciences
Auburn University
36849
AL
US
Telephone: +01 334-844-9227
email: wernedc@auburn.edu
homepage: http://aumnh.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: Programmer
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: 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

Jonathon Armbruster
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Fishes
Auburn University Museum of Natural History
331 Funchess Hall
Auburn University
36849
AL
US
Telephone: +01 334-844-9261
email: armbrjw@mail.auburn.edu
homepage: http://aumnh.org

David Werneke
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
Auburn University Museum of Natural History
101 Rouse LIfe Sciences
Auburn University
36849
AL
US
Telephone: +01 334-844-9227
email: wernedc@auburn.edu
homepage: http://aumnh.org