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Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection

Dataset homepage

Citation

Khidas K (2025): Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection. v1.155. Canadian Museum of Nature. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.nature.ca/resource?r=cmn_fish&v=1.155 https://doi.org/10.15468/bm8amw accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-19.

Description

Our Fish Collection contains more than 754 190 specimens in 63 655 lots of fluid-preserved specimens. We have about 1740 type specimens that are mainly paratypes. We have a good representation of freshwater and marine species, predominately from North American high latitudes. The museum holds the best Canadian Arctic and lamprey collection in the world.

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Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Kamal Khidas
originator
position: Curator, Vertebrate Zoology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4098
email: kkhidas@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/our-science/science-experts/kamal-khidas/
Rob Blades
metadata author
position: Digital Collections Information Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
email: rblades@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/our-science/science-experts/rob-blades/
Stéphanie Tessier
point of contact
position: Assistant Collection Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
email: stessier@nature.ca
Kamal Khidas
curator
position: Curator, Vertebrate Zoology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 613-364-4098
email: kkhidas@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/our-science/science-experts/kamal-khidas/
Marie-Hélène Hubert
processor
position: Collection Technician
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
email: mhhubert@nature.ca
Gregory Rand
processor
position: Assistant Collection Manager
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
email: grand@nature.ca
Kamal Khidas
administrative point of contact
position: Curator, Vertebrate Zoology
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4098
email: kkhidas@nature.ca
homepage: https://nature.ca/en/our-science/science-experts/kamal-khidas/
Stéphanie Tessier
administrative point of contact
position: Manager, Fish Collection
Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa
Ontario
CA
Telephone: 1-613-364-4087
email: stessier@nature.ca
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