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Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
Entry ID: OBIS.CMN_FISHCOLLECTION

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Summary
Abstract: This digital database contains an OBIS formatted version of all fish records held at the Canadian Museum of Nature and collected from Canada and the United States as well as from associated marine water masses such as the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic Oceans. It excludes all other records from countries and oceans not listed above. Earliest specimens date from 1863.

Purpose: These data are for display on the OBIS portal and associated mapping programs and for download to personal computers for ad-hoc end-user analysis.

OBIS Schema fields implemented in this data set are:
Res_name, Scientificname, Institutioncode, Catalognumber, Latitude, Longitude, Collectioncode, Datelastmodified, Basisofrecord, Yearcollected, Monthcollected, Daycollected, Genus, Minimumdepth, Maximumdepth, Species, Class, Kingdom, Ordername, Phylum, Family, Scientificnameauthor, Collector, Locality, Country, Ocean, Individualcount, State, County, Collectornumber, Identifiedby, Preparationtype, Subspecies, Yearidentified, Monthidentified, Dayidentified, Typestatus, Sex

For OBIS Schema concept details see http://www.iobis.org/tech/provider/
Related URL
Link: GET DATA
Description: OBIS Canada - Advanced Search Result - All Data
Total records: 39897
Wait time: 60 seconds

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Access Constraints None
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Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
NAICONG LI
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: naicong_li at spatial.redlands.edu
Contact Address:
The Redlands Institute
University of Redlands
1200 East Colton Ave
City: Redlands
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 92373
Country: USA
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