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Fish Division

Fish Division

Online Database

OSU Museum of Biological Diversity Fish Division Database
Genetic fish materials stored in Fish Division freezers
 
833 lots and 5,977 tissues in total
167 species total
We have tissues for 106 of 186 Ohio fish species (57%)
 
Group 1 Petromyzontidae: 43 tissues, 7 species
Group 4 Polyodontidae: 1 tissue, 1 species
Group 5 Anguillidae: 1 tissue, 1 species
Group 7 Dorosomatidae: 1 tissue, 1 species
Group 8 Salmonidae: 1 tissue, 1 species
Group 9 Umbridae: 18 tissues, 1 species
Group 12 Cyprinidae, Leucisidae, Characidae: 1,381 tissues, 46 species
Group 13 Catostomidae: 62 tissues, 14 species
Group 14 Ictaluridae: 162 tissues, 8 species
Group 16 Lotidae: 2 tissues, 1 species
Group 17 Percopsidae, Atherinopsidae, Fundulidae: 92 tissues, 5 species
Group 18 Gasterosteidae: 22 tissues, 1 species
Group 20 Centrarchidae: 283 tissues, 13 species
Group 21 Percidae: 3,850 tissues, 62 species
Group 22 Gobiidae, Sciaenidae,Tetraodontidae: 58 tissues, 5 species

 

It is the mission of the Museum of Biological Diversity Fish Division to build a strong representative collection of North American freshwater fishes with secondary strengths in Mexico and Central America. To build a strong collection from lakes, rivers, and streams of Ohio with the best documentation available; this includes a repository for all the states' rare, threatened and endangered voucher specimens. To maintain an ongoing relationship with the state of Ohio agencies involved in fish research. These include Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Surface Waters.  (Sometimes, however, we acquire specimens from farther away!)