Fish
Collection
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona
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The University of Arizona Fish Collection includes more than 12,000 lots
representing over 950 species and approximately 175,000 specimens. There
are over 2,300 cataloged collections, the earliest of which was made
in 1925 and the most recent in 1998. However, the majority of the collections
(ca 75%) were made between 1964 and 1978. The geographic coverage of
the Fish Collection is primarily the Tropical Eastern Pacific, especially
the Gulf of California. Another significant element is freshwater fishes
from Arizona and northwestern Mexico. The Fish Collection is curated
by Dr. Donald A. Thomson
and Dr. Peter N. Reinthal (pnr@email.arizona.edu) , and is housed on
the main campus of the University
of Arizona in Biological Sciences East room 2. |
Questions concerning the collection should be directed to:
Dr. Peter Reinthal
Associate Curator of Fishes & Invertebrates
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
(520) 621-7518
Fax: (520) 621-9190
e-mail: pnr@u.arizona.edu
