UWFC Ichthyology Collection

The University of Washington Fish Collection is a state-supported facility that is part of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture and the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The collection is constantly growing. At the end of 2013, we have 8.2 million specimens in 160,000 lots, as well as over 2 million otoliths from north Pacific fishes. The majority of specimens are eggs and larvae, with 7.7 million specimens in 103,000 lots. There are 380,000 juvenile and adult specimens in 52,000 lots, representing some 4,076 species in 1,386 genera and 328 families. All specimens are stored in glass jars or stainless steel tanks containing 70% ethanol preservative. Tissue samples are available for over 5000 lots representing 800 species. There are 38 primary and 318 secondary type specimens in the collection. Approximately 324 lots of cleared and stained specimens, representing 203 species in 63 families, are also available. These are stored in full strength glycerin and maintained separately from the main collection. These skeletal preparations are augmented by an extensive library of X-rays of North Pacific fishes. Begun in 1981, this library now includes some 765 X-rays, including representatives of 135 species in 66 families. We also have a growing dry skeleton collection, most of which has been donated by local archaeologists wanting to make their reference collections available to the public.

华盛顿大学鱼类标本馆藏为州立资助项目，隶属于伯克自然历史与文化博物馆（Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture）与坐落于西雅图华盛顿大学校园内的水生与渔业科学学院（School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences）。该馆藏规模持续扩充。截至2013年底，馆藏共包含16万个采集批次、820万份标本，以及超过200万份北太平洋鱼类的耳石（otoliths）。其中绝大多数标本为鱼卵与幼体，共计10.3万个采集批次、770万份标本。另有5.2万个采集批次、38万份幼鱼与成鱼标本，涵盖328科、1386属，共计约4076个物种。所有标本均存放于盛有70%乙醇保存液的玻璃罐或不锈钢储槽中。馆藏中另有5000余个采集批次的组织样本，涵盖800个物种。该馆藏共包含38份正模式标本与318份副模式标本。另有约324个采集批次的透明染色标本，涵盖63科、203个物种，该类标本以纯甘油保存，并与主馆藏分开存放。上述骨骼标本配套有一套丰富的北太平洋鱼类X光档案库：该档案库始建于1981年，目前共收录约765张X光片，涵盖66科、135个物种。此外，馆藏还拥有持续扩充的干燥骨骼标本库，其中绝大多数由当地考古学家捐赠，旨在将其参考馆藏向公众开放。