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    DOI10.15468/a2laag

    Occurrence dataset Registered July 21, 2014

    UAIC Ichthyological Collection

    Published by University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics
    Pugh W
    uaic.as.ua.edu
    LicenceCC0 1.0

    Description

    The State of Alabama contains the most diverse fish fauna of North America. The University of Alabama Ichthyological Collection (UAIC) documents this diversity and is one of the largest educational and research collections of fishes in the southeastern United States. This nationally and internationally recognized biological resource includes over one million preserved, skeletal, and frozen specimens, some dating back to the mid 1900's, and is the best single resource documenting past and present distributions and abundances of fishes in the State.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    While the primary emphasis of UAIC has been to serve in the study and documentation of Alabama freshwater and marine fishes, the collection contains much more diversity. A significant number of fish species inhabiting aquatic ecosystems from other areas in North America are represented in the collection, as well as collections from Central and South America, Europe, and Asia.

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180

    Taxonomic scope

    Description

    Most taxa are from the Southeastern United States, but good holdings exist from other localities both foreign and domestic.

    Coverage
    ActinopterygiiChondrichthyesSarcopterygiiMyxini

    Metrics

    Additional info

    http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

    Contacts

    • Worth Pugh

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      University of Alabama
      Position
      Coordinator of Zoological Collections
      Address
      Department of Biological Sciences, 403 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone

    • Laura Russell

      Programmer
      Organization
      VertNet
      Position
      Programmer
      Roles
      Programmer
      Email

    • David Bloom

      Programmer
      Organization
      VertNet
      Position
      Coordinator
      Roles
      Programmer
      Email

    • John Wieczorek

      Programmer
      Organization
      Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
      Position
      Information Architect
      Roles
      Programmer
      Email

    • Phillip Harris

      Curator
      Organization
      University of Alabama
      Position
      Associate Professor and Curator of Fishes
      Address
      Department of Biological Sciences, 407 Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
      Roles
      Curator
      Email
      Phone

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    July 21, 2014
    Metadata last modified
    October 25, 2021
    Publication date
    October 25, 2021
    Hosted by
    VertNet
    Installation
    IPT - Hosted by VertNet
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/a2laag
    Alternative identifiers
    GBIF registration details

    Citation

    Pugh W (2021). UAIC Ichthyological Collection. Version 3.3. University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/a2laag accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-10.