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SAIAB
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Other institutional type
Public (primarily government-owned and operated)
http://www.saiab.ac.za
The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity is the custodian of the National Fish Collection of South Africa. The collection consists of about 90 000 lots of fish specimens (containing at least 650 000 individual fish specimens) from southern Africa and surrounding oceans, and from elsewhere in the world. It is the world's largest collection of southern African fishes. As well as adult and larval specimens preserved in propanol and ethanol (the vast majority), the collection and associated material consists of preparations of genetic material, cleared and stained preparations, dry skins and skeletons, otoliths, X-rays, photographs, drawings and paintings of fishes. About 7500 species in about 400 families are represented in the collection, depending on which classification is used. Specimens are cataloged in a single numbering system without the need of collection codes.
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Somerset Street
Grahamstown
South Africa
6140
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Private Bag 1015
Grahamstown
South Africa
6140
Roger Bills, Research & Collections
r.bills@saiab.ac.za
+27(0)46 603 5833
+27(0)86 554 9406
http://www.saiab.ac.za/index.php?pid=119

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