Name:
Pisces (Luomus)
Name (fi):
Kalat (Luomus)
Name (sv):
Fiskar (Luomus)
Type:
Specimens
Description:
Fishes in the collection of MZH (Zoological Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History). Comprises c. 5900 samples preserved in liquid, of which 3200 from Finland.
Description (fi):
Luonnontieteellisen keskusmuseon kalanäytekokoelma käsittää noin 5900 lähinnä nesteeseen säilöttyä näytettä, joista 3200 on kotimaisia.
Taxonomic coverage:
Pisces
Temporal coverage:
1840-
Geographic coverage:
World
Methods:
Specimens and samples mostly stored in liquid (alcohol or formalin), also skeletons and mounted specimens. Finnish and exotic samples are organized separately in the collection.
License for use:
Creative Commons Attribution
Size (approx.):
5900
% digitized (approx.):
99
Location of collection:
MZH, Arkadiankatu 7
Person responsible:
Väinölä, Risto
Location of data and backups:
Kotka collection management system
Amount of type specimens (approx.):
20
Data quality:
5 star
Language:
mixed
Status of this metadata:
comprehensive
Contact email:
risto.vainola@helsinki.fi
Collection quality:
Professional / professionally curated
Share to GBIF:
HR.1327
Institution code:
MZH
Bounding box latitude min (WGS84):
-49.000000
Bounding box latitude max (WGS84):
78.250000
Bounding box longitude min (WGS84):
-175.123888
Bounding box longitude max (WGS84):
174.000000