About the collection
The collection
The ichthyological collection contains more than 1000 type specimens from ca. 450 nominal species. The number of specimens held in the collection is about 150,000. The collection has a clear geographical focus on Europe, with a large majority of specimens coming from Germany. The second geographical focus is South America, with Brazil and the Dominican Republic accounting for most of the specimens held in the collection.
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Fish collection
The fish collection has about 150,000 specimens.
It includes more than 1,000 type specimens.
These type specimens belong to about 450 named species.
A type specimen is an important reference specimen. Scientists use it to describe and identify a species.
Where do the specimens come from?
The collection mainly focuses on Europe.
Most specimens come from Germany.
The second main area is South America.
Most specimens from South America come from:
- Brazil,
- the Dominican Republic.
Glossary
Fish collection
A fish collection is a group of fish specimens kept for research.
Species
A species is a group of animals or plants of the same kind.
Specimen
A specimen is one animal, plant, or object kept in a museum collection.
Type specimen
A type specimen is an important reference specimen. Scientists use it to describe and identify a species.
Background
Data project and service
The Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg (opens in a new tab) supported inventory, digitisation and online access to the collections.
The data project “The Ichthyology collection at the Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart” and, unless stated otherwise, its supporting files are copyrighted © 2014– by the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart.
Please note
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