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Specimen Record

ContinentAsia
CountryIndia
State/ProvinceWest Bengal
LocalitySchutunga River At Ansola (trib. Of Mansai River); Tista -> Brahmaputra Drainage
Latitude26.3733333
Longitude89.1880556
Institution CodeUmmz
Collection CodeUmmz_fish
Catalog Number244683
Collected ByH. H. Ng Et Al.
Date Collected2004-04-12

From Recordset

The collections of the Fish Division comprise 193,555 cataloged lots, with over 3.4 million total specimens. 406 fish families, 2,901 genera and approximately 8,000 nominal species are represented in the collections. In addition to formalin-fixed, alcohol-preserved specimens, the collections contain 10,176 dry skeletons and 10,458 cleared and stained glycerin preparations. Type material representing more than 1,500 nominal species includes 626 primary type specimens and 4,385 lots of paratypes. Geographic strengths of the collections include North American fresh and marine waters, Southeast Asia, South America, and Mexico, but all major aquatic habitats are represented. Digital images of field notes (> 5,000 records) and fish specimens (> 6,000 images), as well as catalog records and other collection documents, are available to researchers upon request.

Contacts

Name UMMZ Fish Division Data Group
Rolenone
Emailummz-fish-data@umich.edu
Name Admins LSA IT
RoleLSA IT Admins
Emaillsa-it-infra-ipt-admins@umich.edu
Name Admins LSA IT
Rolenone
Emaillsa-it-infra-ipt-admins@umich.edu
Name UMMZ Fish Division Data Group
RoleGroup
Emailummz-fish-data@umich.edu
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