Description
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.
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 63,415 records.
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:
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Ichthyology Collection
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 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: 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 GBIF-US.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
- State Ichthyologist/Curator of Fishes
- 2148 Riverside Drive
- 610-763-9074
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] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
746 species, 96 families, 35 orders and 4 classes are represented.
| Class | Actinopterygii, Myxini, Hyperoartia, Chondrichthyes |
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| 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 |
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Collection Data
| Collection Name | MMNS Ichthyology Collection |
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| Collection Identifier | MMNS |
| Parent Collection Identifier | MMNS Ichthyology Collection |
| Curatorial Units | Between 0 and 62,000 Species Lots , Between 0 and 965,000 Specimens |
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Additional Metadata
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| Alternative Identifiers | http://ipt.vertnet.org:8080/ipt/resource?r=mmns_fish |
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