http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=mmns_fish Matt Wagner Mississippi Museum of Natural Science State Ichthyologist/Curator of Fishes

2148 Riverside Drive Jackson MS 39202-1353 US

610-763-9074 matthew.wagner@mmns.state.ms.us http://www.msnaturalscience.org Matt Wagner Mississippi Museum of Natural Science State Ichthyologist/Curator of Fishes

2148 Riverside Drive Jackson MS 39202-1353 US

610-763-9074 matthew.wagner@mmns.state.ms.us http://www.msnaturalscience.org Laura Russell VertNet Programmer larussell@vertnet.org http://www.vertnet.org programmer David Bloom VertNet Coordinator dbloom@vertnet.org http://www.vertnet.org programmer John Wieczorek Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley Information Architect tuco@berkeley.edu programmer 2017-01-03 eng 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. Occurrence GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type.xml Specimen GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html To the extent possible under law, the publisher has waived all rights to these data and has dedicated them to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0). Users may copy, modify, distribute and use the work, including for commercial purposes, without restriction. http://www.mdwfp.com/seek-study/bio-collections/fishes.aspx Geographic representation of the material includes 27 states and five countries (Australia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines and USA). -180 180 90 -90 1888 2014 746 species, 96 families, 35 orders and 4 classes are represented. class Actinopterygii class Myxini class Hyperoartia class Chondrichthyes order Clupeiformes order Cypriniformes order Atheriniformes order Perciformes order Percopsiformes order Cyprinodontiformes order Siluriformes order Esociformes order Amiiformes order Acipenseriformes order Semionotiformes order Anguilliformes order Petromyzontiformes order Mugiliformes order Scorpaeniformes order Osteoglossiformes order Beloniformes order Pleuronectiformes order Gasterosteiformes order Rajiformes order Carcharhiniformes order Aulopiformes order Batrachoidiformes order Elopiformes order Tetraodontiformes order Characiformes order Chimaeriformes order Osmeriformes order Salmoniformes order Ophidiiformes order Lophiiformes order Amphioxi order Gonorynchiformes order Synbranchiformes order Gadiformes family Clupeidae family Catostomidae family Atherinidae family Percidae family Cyprinidae family Centrarchidae family Aphredoderidae family Fundulidae family Ictaluridae family Poeciliidae family Esocidae family Amiidae family Polyodontidae family Moronidae family Lepisosteidae family Anguillidae family Sciaenidae family Scombridae family Carangidae family Petromyzontidae family Mugilidae family Triglidae family Hiodontidae family Belonidae family Achiridae family Paralichthyidae family Ephippidae family Ariidae family Syngnathidae family Dasyatidae family Sphyrnidae family Synodontidae family Batrachoididae family Eleotridae family Sparidae family Acipenseridae family Elassomatidae family Centropomidae family Stromateidae family Pomacentridae family Gerreidae family Rajidae family Gobiidae family Haemulidae family Pristidae family Elopidae family Tetraodontidae family Ophichthidae family Cynoglossidae family Trichiuridae family Balistidae family Characidae family Umbridae family Chimaeridae family Cichlidae family Cottidae family Engraulidae family Osmeridae family Cyprinodontidae family Pomatomidae family Loricarridae family Salmonidae family Rachycentridae family Serranidae family Exocoetidae family Scorpaenidae family Lutjanidae family Blenniidae family Ophidiidae family Dactyloscopidae family Polynemidae family Ogcocephalidae family Torpedinidae family Bothidae family Carcharhinidae family Branchiostomatidae family Echeneidae family Mullidae family Antennariidae family Muraenidae family Gasterosteidae family Amblyopsidae family Uranoscopidae family Clariidae family Chanidae family Galaxiidae family Percopsidae family Gobiesocidae family Sphyraenidae family Profundulidae family Synbranchidae family Hemiramphidae family Coryphaenidae family Gempylidae family Phycidae family Atherinopsidae unkown Matt Wagner Mississippi Museum of Natural Science State Ichthyologist/Curator of Fishes

2148 Riverside Drive Jackson MS 39202-1353 US

610-763-9074 matthew.wagner@mmns.state.ms.us http://www.msnaturalscience.org 2014-06-06T03:59:52.506-05:00 dataset Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Ichthyology Collection MMNS Ichthyology Collection MMNS MMNS Ichthyology Collection Species Lots 0 62000 Specimens 0 965000 http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?id=mmns_fish/v1.2.xml