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Collection of benthic Antarctic fishes to determine isopod ectoparasite species distribution and host specificity and collection of specimens for a museum reference collection
Abstract:
142 specimens of small benthic fishes were captured at Cape Royds and examined for ectoparasites. Where practical, fishes with isopod ectoparasites were retained to obtain additional information on host specificity and site selection. Representative samples of Antarctic fishes and invertebrates, including a small specimen of Dissostichus mawsoni were taken for a reference collection at Auckland Museum. The total collection included about 250 specimen lots.
Description:
The Antarctic fish collection is housed at the Auckland Museum. Please contact: Chris Jones Collection Team Leader Auckland Museum Private Bag 92018, Auckland 1142, New Zealand www.aucklandmuseum.com Phone: +64 9 306 7070 ext.755 Fax: +64 9 306 7088 Email: cjones@aucklandmuseum.com
Quality
217 specimens exist in the marine collection at Auckland Museum associated with the Antarctic area from several collectors. Information available includes:
Accesion Number and Prefix Number Taxon Classification (Type specimen, Family and higher, genus, species) Collection site (location, region, description, habitat, depth from and to, latitude and ... longitude from and to, grid reference, map reference, collector and collection date, method of collection) Number of specimens Storage Specimen Category (whole organism, part organism, shell, fossil, egg) Wet Storage information (type, date, notes)
In addition there are a number of unaccessioned specimens (all from the Ross Sea) listed below, that do not have locality information for at present:
2 x Eurythenes gryllus (Isopoda) 2 x Colossendeis australis (Pycnogonida) 1 x Gracilechinus multidentatus (Echinoidea) 1 x Sterechinus neumayeri (Echinoidea)
Access Constraints
The Antarctic fish collection is housed at the Auckland Museum. Please contact: Chris Jones Collection Team Leader Auckland Museum Private Bag 92018, Auckland 1142, New Zealand www.aucklandmuseum.com Phone: +64 9 306 7070 ext.755 Fax: +64 9 306 7088 Email: cjones@aucklandmuseum.com
To access the specimens you can visit the museum and they will make a selection available for you to view. In some instances they loan specimens to researchers.
