UWFC Ichthyology Collection

Katherine Maslenikov

doi:10.15468/vvp7gr

UWFC Ichthyology Collection

Citation

University of Washington Ichthyology Collection (UWFC) https://doi.org/10.15468/vvp7gr accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The University of Washington Fish Collection is a state-supported facility that is part of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The collection is constantly growing. At the end of 2013, we have 8.2 million specimens in 160,000 lots, as well as over 2 million otoliths from north Pacific fishes. The majority of specimens are eggs and larvae, with 7.7 million specimens in 103,000 lots. There are 380,000 juvenile and adult specimens in 52,000 lots, representing some 4,076 species in 1,386 genera and 328 families. All specimens are stored in glass jars or stainless steel tanks containing 70% ethanol preservative. Tissue samples are available for over 5000 lots representing 800 species. There are 38 primary and 318 secondary type specimens in the collection. Approximately 324 lots of cleared and stained specimens, representing 203 species in 63 families, are also available. These are stored in full strength glycerin and maintained separately from the main collection. These skeletal preparations are augmented by an extensive library of X-rays of North Pacific fishes. Begun in 1981, this library now includes some 765 X-rays, including representatives of 135 species in 66 families. We also have a growing dry skeleton collection, most of which has been donated by local archaeologists wanting to make their reference collections available to the public.

Additional info

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Taxonomic Coverages

ACTINOPTERYGII
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Geographic Coverages

About 25% of the lots are freshwater fishes, mainly from the states of Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. The remaining 75% are marine fishes collected primarily from the eastern North Pacific, from the Aleutian Islands to Baja California, and from the western tropical Pacific, from Christmas Island to Guam and the Philippines. The collection also includes smaller numbers of lots from many other locations around the world.

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Contacts

Katherine Maslenikov
originator
position: Collection Manager
University of Washington Burke Museum
Box 355100
Seattle
98195
WA
US
Telephone: +1 206-543-3816
email: pearsonk@uw.edu
homepage: http://www.burkemuseum.org/

Katherine Maslenikov
metadata author
position: Collection Manager
University of Washington Burke Museum
Box 355100
Seattle
98195
WA
US
Telephone: +1 206-543-3816
email: pearsonk@uw.edu
homepage: http://www.burkemuseum.org/

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

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

John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu

Theodore Pietsch
curator
position: Curator
University of Washington Burke Museum
Box 355100
Seattle
98195
WA
US
email: twp@uw.edu
homepage: http://www.burkemuseum.org/

Katherine Maslenikov
administrative point of contact
position: Collection Manager
University of Washington Burke Museum
Box 355100
Seattle
98195
WA
US
Telephone: +1 206-543-3816
email: pearsonk@uw.edu
homepage: http://www.burkemuseum.org/