OCCURRENCE

MMNS Ichthyology Collection

Latest version published by Mississippi Museum of Natural Science on 3 January 2017 Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
The Ichthyology Collection is the largest of the biological collections housed at MMNS with the earliest material dating back to 1888. The majority of the holdings represent freshwater species; however, the collection does contain representative material from marine and estuarine habitats. Total holdings of the MMNS Ichthyology Collection contain approximately 62,000 cataloged lots, which is represented by over 965,000 individuals, 746 species, 96 families and 35 orders.
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Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Ichthyology Collection

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GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 175d2868-a330-4179-ba25-35da91a8214d.  Mississippi Museum of Natural Science publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by U.S. Geological Survey.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Matt Wagner
State Ichthyologist/Curator of Fishes
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Drive
39202-1353 Jackson
MS
US
610-763-9074
http://www.msnaturalscience.org

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Matt Wagner
State Ichthyologist/Curator of Fishes
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Drive
39202-1353 Jackson
MS
US
610-763-9074
http://www.msnaturalscience.org

Who filled in the metadata:

Matt Wagner
State Ichthyologist/Curator of Fishes
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Drive
39202-1353 Jackson
MS
US
610-763-9074
http://www.msnaturalscience.org

Who else was associated with the resource:

Programmer
Laura Russell
Programmer
VertNet
http://www.vertnet.org
Programmer
David Bloom
Coordinator
VertNet
http://www.vertnet.org
Programmer
John Wieczorek
Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley

Geographic Coverage

Geographic representation of the material includes 27 states and five countries (Australia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines and USA).

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

746 species, 96 families, 35 orders and 4 classes are represented.

Class  Actinopterygii,  Myxini,  Hyperoartia,  Chondrichthyes
Order  Clupeiformes,  Cypriniformes,  Atheriniformes,  Perciformes,  Percopsiformes,  Cyprinodontiformes,  Siluriformes,  Esociformes,  Amiiformes,  Acipenseriformes,  Semionotiformes,  Anguilliformes,  Petromyzontiformes,  Mugiliformes,  Scorpaeniformes,  Osteoglossiformes,  Beloniformes,  Pleuronectiformes,  Gasterosteiformes,  Rajiformes,  Carcharhiniformes,  Aulopiformes,  Batrachoidiformes,  Elopiformes,  Tetraodontiformes,  Characiformes,  Chimaeriformes,  Osmeriformes,  Salmoniformes,  Ophidiiformes,  Lophiiformes,  Amphioxi,  Gonorynchiformes,  Synbranchiformes,  Gadiformes
Family  Clupeidae,  Catostomidae,  Atherinidae,  Percidae,  Cyprinidae,  Centrarchidae,  Aphredoderidae,  Fundulidae,  Ictaluridae,  Poeciliidae,  Esocidae,  Amiidae,  Polyodontidae,  Moronidae,  Lepisosteidae,  Anguillidae,  Sciaenidae,  Scombridae,  Carangidae,  Petromyzontidae,  Mugilidae,  Triglidae,  Hiodontidae,  Belonidae,  Achiridae,  Paralichthyidae,  Ephippidae,  Ariidae,  Syngnathidae,  Dasyatidae,  Sphyrnidae,  Synodontidae,  Batrachoididae,  Eleotridae,  Sparidae,  Acipenseridae,  Elassomatidae,  Centropomidae,  Stromateidae,  Pomacentridae,  Gerreidae,  Rajidae,  Gobiidae,  Haemulidae,  Pristidae,  Elopidae,  Tetraodontidae,  Ophichthidae,  Cynoglossidae,  Trichiuridae,  Balistidae,  Characidae,  Umbridae,  Chimaeridae,  Cichlidae,  Cottidae,  Engraulidae,  Osmeridae,  Cyprinodontidae,  Pomatomidae,  Loricarridae,  Salmonidae,  Rachycentridae,  Serranidae,  Exocoetidae,  Scorpaenidae,  Lutjanidae,  Blenniidae,  Ophidiidae,  Dactyloscopidae,  Polynemidae,  Ogcocephalidae,  Torpedinidae,  Bothidae,  Carcharhinidae,  Branchiostomatidae,  Echeneidae,  Mullidae,  Antennariidae,  Muraenidae,  Gasterosteidae,  Amblyopsidae,  Uranoscopidae,  Clariidae,  Chanidae,  Galaxiidae,  Percopsidae,  Gobiesocidae,  Sphyraenidae,  Profundulidae,  Synbranchidae,  Hemiramphidae,  Coryphaenidae,  Gempylidae,  Phycidae,  Atherinopsidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1888-01-01 / 2014-01-01

Collection Data

Collection Name MMNS Ichthyology Collection
Collection Identifier MMNS
Parent Collection Identifier MMNS Ichthyology Collection
Curatorial Units Between 0 and 62,000 Species Lots ,  Between 0 and 965,000 Specimens