Specimen Record

ContinentNorth America
CountryCanada
State/ProvinceNunavut (terr.)
County/ParishBaffin I.
LocalityBetween Cairn Island And Mair Island, About 10 Air Km Se Of Frobisher Bay Trading Post
Latitude63.67
Longitude-68.4383
Institution CodeCmn
Collection CodeCmnfi
Catalog NumberCmnfi 1977-1647.1
Collected ByFisheries Research Board Of Canada, Arctic Unit
Date Collected1968-08-04

From Recordset

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Our Fish Collection contains more than 754 190 specimens in 63 655 lots of fluid-preserved specimens. We have about 1740 type specimens that are mainly paratypes. We have a good representation of freshwater and marine species, predominately from North American high latitudes. The museum holds the best Canadian Arctic and lamprey collection in the world.

Contacts

Name Kamal Khidas
RoleCurator, Vertebrate Zoology
Emailkkhidas@nature.ca
Name Rob Blades
RoleDigital Collections Information Manager
Emailrblades@nature.ca
Name Stéphanie Tessier
RoleAssistant Collection Manager
Emailstessier@nature.ca
Name Kamal Khidas
RoleCurator, Vertebrate Zoology
Emailkkhidas@nature.ca
Name Marie-Hélène Hubert
RoleCollection Technician
Emailmhhubert@nature.ca
Name Gregory Rand
RoleAssistant Collection Manager
Emailgrand@nature.ca
Name Kamal Khidas
RoleCurator, Vertebrate Zoology
Emailkkhidas@nature.ca
Name Stéphanie Tessier
RoleManager, Fish Collection
Emailstessier@nature.ca

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18d7f0eb-5e64-e644-1f9f-8f7e0a4587b6. CMNFI 1977-1647.1. Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection. Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection. http://portal.idigbio.org/portal/recordsets/4d9103e7-fe58-4dc5-9fa8-e739949fd3f3. Accessed on May 19, 2026.
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