Our Fish Collection contains more than 754 190 specimens in 63 655 lots of fluid-preserved specimens. We have about 1740 type specimens that are mainly paratypes. We have a good representation of freshwater and marine species, predominately from North American high latitudes. The museum holds the best Canadian Arctic and lamprey collection in the world.
Citation: Khidas K (2025): Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection. v1.160. Canadian Museum of Nature. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt.nature.ca/resource?r=cmn_fish&v=1.160
Published: November 04, 2025 at 13:10
URL: http://ipt.nature.ca/resource?r=cmn_fish
Kamal Khidas
Canadian Museum of Nature
Stéphanie Tessier
Canadian Museum of Nature
Rob Blades
Canadian Museum of Nature
Marie-Hélène Hubert
Canadian Museum of Nature
Gregory Rand
Canadian Museum of Nature
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| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 63,181 |
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| decimalLatitude | 3,383 |
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| decimalLongitude | 3,395 | 3 |
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| eventDate | 1,836 |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | 63,181 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 63,181 |
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| occurrenceStatus | 63,181 |
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| scientificName | 183 |
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| scientificNameID | 63,181 |
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