Ichthyology Highlights

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    Collections

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  • ichthyology staff

    Staff

    Meet the fish folk. more

  • Catalog of Fishes

    Research

    Search the Catalog of Fishes. more

  • fish x-ray

    Project

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The Department of Ichthyology is home to one of the largest and most important collections of fishes in the world, and is designated as one of eight International Centers for Ichthyology in North America.

Catalog of Fishes

Catalog of FishesThe Catalog of Fishes is the authoritative reference for taxonomic fish names, featuring a searchable on-line database.

Annotated Checklists of Fishes

This series serves to provide the most up-to-date taxonomic treatment of the families of recent fishes.

Funding Opportunities

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Collections

The collections include alcohol preserved specimens, skeletal preparations, cleared & stained specimens, and radiographs.

Contact the Department

  • Ichthyology
  • California Academy of Sciences
  • 55 Music Concourse Drive
  • San Francisco, CA 94118
  • 415-379-5277 (direct)

About the Department