University of Alberta Museum of Zoology Ichthyology Collection (UAMZ)

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by University of Alberta Museums on Aug 27, 2026 University of Alberta Museums
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Publication date:
27 August 2026
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Description

The Ichthyology (Fish) Collection contains more than 200,000 specimens, representing 40 orders and more than 200 families. The collection contains a wide variety of primitive and advanced fish from around the world as well as a comprehensive collection from Alberta. The majority of specimens are preserved in alcohol, with a number of mounted skeletons and cleared and stained samples that allow skeletal structures to be visible. This resource is used extensively for research by graduate students and faculty, supporting the study of fish systematics and biodiversity.

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 11,076 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

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

University of Alberta Museums, Becker-Burns A, Mallalieu K (2026). University of Alberta Museum of Zoology Ichthyology Collection (UAMZ). Version 2.127. University of Alberta Museums. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.18165/os4mw2

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Alberta Museums. 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: 84f3b06c-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a.  University of Alberta Museums publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Canada Biodiversity Information Facility.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen; Occurrence

Contacts

University of Alberta Museums
  • Originator
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-5834
Alyssa Becker-Burns
  • Custodian Steward
  • Assistant Director Collections Management
University of Alberta Museums
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-3871
Katherine Mallalieu
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Custodian Steward
  • Collections Management Advisor
University of Alberta Museums
  • Rutherford South 3-20, 11204-89 Avenue NW
T6G 2J4 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-6271
Alison Murray
  • Curator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Curator
University of Alberta
  • CW 405, Biological Sciences Bldg., University of Alberta
T6G 2E9 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-9244
Alyssa Becker-Burns
  • Custodian Steward
  • Assistant Director Collection Management
University of Alberta Museums
  • Ring House 1, Museums and Collections Services, University of Alberta
T6G 2E1 Edmonton
Alberta
CA
  • 780-492-3871

Geographic Coverage

Global, North America, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

The following taxonomic groups make up >10% of the collection: Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes, Gasterosteiformes, Perciformes, Gasterosteidae, Cyprinidae, Culaea

Class Actinopterygii (Spiny Rayed Fishes)
Order Cypriniformes (Minnows, Suckers), Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks), Perciformes (Perch-like Fishes)
Family Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks), Cyprinidae (Minnows)
Genus Culaea (Brook Sticklebacks)

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 1906-current

Collection Data

Collection Name University of Alberta Museum of Zoology Ichthyology Collection
Collection Identifier UAMZ
Parent Collection Identifier UAM
Specimen preservation methods Alcohol

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers doi:10.18165/os4mw2
84f3b06c-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
https://ipt.museums.ualberta.ca/ipt/resource?r=uamz_ichthyology