Description
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 2,706 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Hines A (2026). Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences Ichthyology. Version 1.5. Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.vertnet.org/resource?r=bsns_fishes&v=1.5
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. 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.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 80f76193-3fe4-4170-966d-aa314fef9a7d. Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF-US.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
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- Originator
- Zoology Collection Assistant / Project Magician
- Point Of Contact
- Biology Collection Manager
Geographic Coverage
Collection contains fishes primarily from Western New York. Some from Canada, The Bahamas, Australia and Japan.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals), Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, Myxini, Petromyzontida, Hyperoartia, Actinopterygii, Cephalaspidomorphi, Teleostei |
| Order | Suliformes, Gadiformes, Semionotiformes, Percopsiformes, Gasterosteiformes, Hiodontiformes, Pelecaniformes, Tetraodontiformes, Ophidiiformes, Beryciformes, Elasmobranchii, Acipenseriformes, Salmoniformes, Acanthuriformes, Rhinobatiformes, Centrarchiformes, Carangiformes, Lophiiformes, Eupercaria, Carcharhiniformes, Mugiliformes, Atheriniformes, Rhinopristiformes, Myliobatiformes, Cichliformes, Myxiniformes, Osmeriformes, Chimaeriformes, Gobiiformes, Lepisosteiformes, Seminonotiformes, Labriformes, Batrachoidiformes, Syngnathiformes, Beloniformes, Scorpaeniformes, Blenniiformes, Perciformes, Characiformes, Esociformes, Moroniformes, Rajiformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Siluriformes, Cypriniformes, Albuliformes, Amiiformes, Anguilliformes, Acanthodiformes, Petromyzontiformes, Clupeiformes |
| Family | Haemulidae, Characidae, Amblyopsidae, Mugilidae, Percopsidae, Rajidae, Sphyraenidae, Carangidae, Istiophoridae, Odontophoridae, Chimaeridae, Ictaluridae, Xiphiidae, Epinephelidae, Scyliorhinidae, Anguillidae, Batrachoididae, Oxudercidae, Hemiramphidae, Scorpaenidae, Moronidae, Triglidae, Elassomatidae, Atherinidae, Monacanthidae, Lotidae, Squalidae, Batoidea, Percidae, Carapidae, Rhinobatidae, Esocidae, Catostomidae, Synanceiidae, Atherinopsidae, Poeciliidae, Pristidae, Hiodontidae, Diodontidae, Ostraciidae, Osmeridae, Salmonidae, Tetraodontidae, Cyprinodontidae, Pleuronectidae, Cyprinidae, Cichlidae, Sciaenidae, Holocentridae, Alosidae, Albulidae, Sphyrnidae, Leuciscidae, Heterodontidae, Ammodytidae, Lepisosteidae, Etheostomatinae, Toxotidae, Antennariidae, Acipenseridae, Polyodontidae, Muraenidae, Petromyzontidae, Gobiidae, Clupeidae, Anablepidae, Cottidae, Fundulidae, Pomacanthidae, Umbridae, Aphredoderidae, Acanthuridae, Labridae, Gasterosteidae, Echeneidae, Myxinidae, Amiidae, Syngnathidae, Dorosomatidae, Gadidae, Belonidae, Centrarchidae, Serrasalmidae, Selachii |
Temporal Coverage
| Living Time Period | 1928-present |
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Project Data
The Buffalo Museum of Science (BMS) was awarded $242,925 in IMLS Museums for America support for the rehousing, conservation, cataloging, databasing, and imaging of its fluid preserved Ichthyological Collection. This collection is of critical research importance as it documents the population of regional waterways. Previously in suboptimal conditions and lacking a comprehensive catalog, the collection was unknown and inaccessible for research and education. Comprised of material collected over the last century by the BMS staff, ‘orphaned’ collections received from retired university faculty, and voucher specimens placed at the BMS, the collection lacked cohesion and a comprehensive, uniform catalog. The work is now completed and data ready to be used.
| Title | Go Fish! Rediscovering the Ichthyological Collection of the Buffalo Museum of Science |
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| Identifier | ILMS Grant funded project - MA-253193-OMS-23 |
| Funding | ILMS Grant funded project - MA-253193-OMS-23 |
The personnel involved in the project:
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| Alternative Identifiers | 80f76193-3fe4-4170-966d-aa314fef9a7d |
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