Fish collection (TSZP) The Arctic University Museum of Norway

Karl Frafjord1, Robert Bergersen1, Andreas Altenburger1, Andreas Altenburger2, Vidar Bakken3

1 UiT - the Arctic University of Norway, Lars Thørings veg 10, 9006, Tromsø, Norway; 2 UiT - the Arctic University of Norway, Lars Thørings veg 10, Tromsø, Norway; 3 GBIF Norway, Sars' gate 1, 0562, Oslo, Norway

Corresponding author(s): Karl Frafjord (karl.frafjord@uit.no)Robert Bergersen, Andreas Altenburger (andreas.altenburger@uit.no)

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Resource Citation

Frafjord K, Bergersen R, Altenburger A (2023). Fish collection (TSZP) The Arctic University Museum of Norway. Version 1.7. UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=tszp&v=1.7

Abstract

Overview over specimens of Fish that are stored in the collection of the Arctic University Museum of Norway (previously Tromsø Museum).

Keywords: Occurrence, Specimen

Project details

Project title: Museum collection

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=tszp

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: N/A
Taxonomic ranks
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Myxini, Holocephali, Cephalaspidomorphi, Elasmobranchii, Leptocardii, Actinopterygii
Order: Myxiniformes, Chimaeriformes, Osmeriformes, Squaliformes, Acipenseriformes, Gadiformes, Salmoniformes, Beloniformes, Scorpaeniformes, Perciformes, Gasterosteiformes, Carcharhiniformes, Anguilliformes, Petromyzontiformes, Lamniformes, Pleuronectiformes, Rajiformes, Amphioxiformes
Family: Triakidae, Squalidae, Dalatiidae, Cottidae, Rajidae, Chimaeridae, Gasterosteidae, Anguillidae, Myxinidae, Lamnidae, Acipenseridae, Branchiostomidae, Belonidae, Gadidae, Osmeridae, Petromyzontidae, Salmonidae, Pleuronectidae, Stichaeidae, Pholidae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Worldwide with focus on Northern Norway
Coordinates: 14°7'18.12''N and 80°27'42.12''N Latitude; 129°45'0''W and 70°0'0''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 1, 1968 - December 31, 2015

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: TSZ
Collection name: Fish collection (TSZP) The Arctic University Museum of Norway 
Collection identifier: P
Specimen preservation method: Alcohol
Specimen preservation method: Deep frozen
Specimen preservation method: Formalin
Specimen preservation method: Mounted

Methods

Method step description: 1. field collections 2. identification by experts 3. transfer of data from specimen labels to database 4. transfer of database to GBIF
Study extent description: Various places around Norway and the world over a period of more than a century
Sampling description: Various marine sampling methods (dredge, grab, trawl, sledge, diving). Initially, most specimens were preserved in formalin. Now all specimens are stored in ethanol.
Quality control description: Museum curators and taxonomic experts

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Fish collection (TSZP) The Arctic University Museum of Norway
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt.gbif.no/archive.do?r=tszp
Publication date of data: 2023-10-23
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2023-09-29
Hierarchy level: Dataset