The fish collection includes good representation of the fish families of the world, but the strength of this collection is as a repository for specimens documenting taxonomic and distributional data presented in 2 major works, "The Freshwater Fishes of Connecticut" by Dr. Walter Whitworth and "The Saltwater Fishes of Connecticut." These surveys involved collection of fishes from thousands of temporary and permanent bodies of water within the state, as well as along the entire coast. The freshwater data are especially important because two intensive, specimen-based surveys were conducted that now provide an historical record of the state's fauna. The majority of the specimens are preserved in ethanol, but there is also a small series of mounted skeletons.

Collection Manager: Susan Hochgraf

Faculty: Dr. Eric Schultz

email:susan.hochgraf@uconn.edu

phone: 860-486-8945

UConn Fish Collection, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Unit 3043, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269-3043, USA

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