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Geographical Coverage

 

HOLDINGS OF THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY MUSEUM FISH COLLECTION

AS OF 12 FEBRUARY 2004, WE HAVE 39,046 LOTS AND 448,350 SPECIMENS CATALOGED 

 

Typhlichthys
Typhlichthys subterraneus, Photo by J.W. Armbruster

 

We also have a large backlog collection, so check back occasionally for changes.  We have specimens from all over the US and from Nepal, Africa, the Philippines, and many other areas left to curate.


United States (excluding territories) = 31,819 lots
 

State # Lots State # Lots
Alabama 17,047 Montana 12
Alaska 20 Nebraska 0
Arizona 13 Nevada 2
Arkansas 361 New Hamshire 0
California 23 New Jersey 9
Colorado 2 New Mexico 35
Connecticut 12 New York 11
Delaware 0 North Carolina 357
Florida 1,302 North Dakota 15
Georgia 6,690 Ohio 5
Hawaii 0 Oklahoma 169
Idaho 9 Oregon 25
Illinois 123 Pennsylvania 42
Indiana 42 Rhode Island 0
Iowa 0 South Carolina 691
Kansas 27 South Dakota 0
Kentucky 274 Tennessee 2,655
Louisiana 890 Texas 199
Maine 40 Utah 0
Maryland 19 Vermont 0
Massachusetts 0 Virginia 86
Michigan 113 Washington 7
Minnesota 40 West Virginia 3
Mississippi 1,455 Wisconsin 5
Missouri 263 Wyoming 0

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North America (excluding Mexico and Central America) = 33,163 lots
 
 Country # Lots Country # Lots
Canada 9 United States 33,154

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United States Territories = 91 lots
 
  Territory # Lots Territory # Lots
Guam 10 US Virgin Islands 70
Puerto Rico 11    

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Africa = 112 lots
 
Country # Lots Country # Lots
Burkina Faso 13 Morocco 3
Cameroon 2 Niger 45
Central African Republic 11 Tunisia 1
Liberia 20 Zaire 2
Mali 14  

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Asia = 97 lots
 
Country # Lots Country # Lots
Indonesia 1 Philipines 42
Iraq 14   Taiwan   11
Kuwait 3   Vietnam   9
Nepal 17

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Caribbean Islands = 103 lots
 
Country # Lots Country # Lots
Dominican Republic 16 Jamaica 4
Grenada 1 Puerto Rico 11
Haiti 1 US Virgin Islands 70

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Central America = 538 lots
 
Country # Lots Country # Lots
Belize 1 Haiti 1
Costa Rica 32 Honduras 14
Dominican Republic 16 Mexico 11
Grenada 1 Nicaragua 8
Guatemala 76 Panama 375
Jamaica 4

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Europe = 1 lot
 
Country # Lots
Norway 1

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South America = 5,006 lots
 
Country # Lots Country # Lots
Argentina 2 Guyana 2,538
Bolivia 434 Peru 63
Brazil 346 Uruguay 4
Colombia 236 Venezuela 1,208
Ecuador 175    

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Site last updated 12 February 2004