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Collection Profile for:
Bell Museum fishes (JFBM-Fishes)

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Records of zoological specimens at the Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
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GBIF Dataset page: http://www.gbif.org/dataset/93c707dc-4708-47fc-93d8-424702116442
Cite this collection:
Bell Atlas (2025). Bell Museum fishes. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0zjgmj accessed via the Bell Atlas Portal, bellatlas.umn.edu on 2025-04-07.

Collection Statistics

  • 40,409 specimen records
  • 34,724 (86%) georeferenced
  • 7,957 (20%) with images
  • 39,884 (99%) identified to species
  • 227 families
  • 747 genera
  • 1,658 species
  • 1,660 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 9 April 2021
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Digital Metadata: EML File
Usage Rights:
Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Brevoortia (18)
  • Dorosoma (120)
  • Alosa (57)
  • Clupea (11)
  • Sardinella (44)
  • Gilchristella (2)
  • Sardinops (2)
  • Dussumieria (17)
  • Spratelloides (3)
  • Nematalosa (17)
  • Herklotsichthys (14)
  • Escualosa (10)
  • Anodontostoma (13)
  • Chirocentrus (5)
  • Hilsa (2)
  • Clupeoides (1)
  • Corica (1)
  • Clupeichthys (2)