Ohio Wesleyan University Fish Specimens (Arctos)

Josh Pletcher; Lisa Tabak

doi:10.15468/cu2cek

Ohio Wesleyan University Fish Specimens (Arctos)

Citation

Pletcher J, Tabak L (2024). Ohio Wesleyan University Fish Specimens (Arctos). Version 1.41. Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cu2cek accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

The fish collection at the Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History largely consists of freshwater fish from central Ohio. The collection also includes several mid-water marine fishes and invertebrates donated by Dr. Richard E. Young of the University of Hawaii Department of Oceanography.

Purpose

Freshwater fishes of Ohio

Sampling Description

Method steps

Additional info

Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/; http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

Myxini, Hyperoartia, Elasmobranchii, Holocephali, Acipenseriformes, Polypteriformes, Holostei, Teleostei, Dipnoi

Myxini
rank: class
Elasmobranchii
rank: class
Holocephali
rank: class
Holostei
rank: class
Teleostei
rank: class
Dipnoi
rank: class
Hyperoartia
rank: class
Acipenseriformes
rank: order
Polypteriformes
rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Worldwide: Mostly freshwater fish from Ohio, with a collection of midwater fish from Hawaii, as well as smaller collections of fish from Delaware Bay and the North Sea.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Josh Pletcher
originator
position: Student Curator
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 19706320027
email: jrpletch@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Lisa Tabak
originator
position: Curatorial Director
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
90 S Henry St, SCSC 166
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3887
email: lmtabak@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Josh Pletcher
metadata author
position: Student Curator
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 19706320027
email: jrpletch@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Lisa Tabak
metadata author
position: Curatorial Director
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
90 S Henry St, SCSC 166
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3887
email: lmtabak@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Eric Gangloff
curator
position: Assistant Professor of Zoology
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3892
email: ejgangloff@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

David Bloom
programmer
position: Vertnet Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
VertNet
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://vertnet.org/

Dusty McDonald
programmer
position: Arctos Database Programmer
Arctos
email: dustymc@gmail.com
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Josh Pletcher
administrative point of contact
position: Student Curator
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 19706320027
email: jrpletch@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/

Lisa Tabak
administrative point of contact
position: Curatorial Director
Ohio Wesleyan University Museum of Natural History
90 S Henry St, SCSC 166
Delaware
43015
Ohio
US
Telephone: 1-740-368-3887
email: lmtabak@owu.edu
homepage: https://www.owu.edu/academics/natural-history-museum/