Marine Studies Consortium’s Biology of Fishes 2010 at the New England Aquarium with Dr. Rae Barnhisel
Ichthyology the study of fishes/vertebrates Limnology the study of lakes/ freshwater biology Oceanography/Marine Biology the study of oceans/marine life Aquatic Ecology the study of aquatic ecosystems
Built in
200,000 gal 23 x 40 ft 74 deg. F Caribbean reef Giant Ocean Tank >100 fish sp >600 specimens Indo-Pacific reefs temperate to tropical freshwater to brackish NEAq Fishes Total: ~400 sp ~9000 specimens
Biology of Fishes/Spring 2009 NAME _____________________________________ Week 1 ‑ NEAq Mapping Exercise The New England Aquarium (NEAq), is roughly composed of a central circular tank with 3 floors of galleries on the South side, a 3rd floor gallery on the North side, and a changing exhibit on the West side. Fill in the NAMES of the central tank and of each gallery. Specify the types of exhibits in each gallery to illustrate how fishes are organized on each floor. Keep for your record. and of each gallery N S W E 3rd floor Gallery: MAIN LOBBY West Wing Gallery: 3rd floor Gallery:2nd floor Gallery:1st floor Gallery: 3rd to 2nd floor ramp Elevator/Stairs 3rd floor ramp Entrance 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010 Harvard University Fishes Collection a part of the MCZ Museum of Comparative Zoology Located at the HMNH Harvard Museum of Natural History
Fishes Collection
Karsten Hartel, Curator, Fishes Collection, Harvard University
a. Lampreys:...Class Cephalaspidomorphi...Class Petromyzontida = “Class Lamprey” b. Hagfish: Class Myxini but not a vertebrate, so not a fish... c. Not Ostracoderms...
Class Lamprey
Biology of Fishes/Spring 2009 NAME _____________________________________ Week 1 ‑ NEAq Mapping Exercise The New England Aquarium (NEAq), is roughly composed of a central circular tank with 3 floors of galleries on the South side, a 3rd floor gallery on the North side, and a changing exhibit on the West side. Fill in the NAMES of the central tank and of each gallery. Specify the types of exhibits in each gallery to illustrate how fishes are organized on each floor. Keep for your record. and of each gallery N S W E 3rd floor Gallery: MAIN LOBBY West Wing Gallery: 3rd floor Gallery:2nd floor Gallery:1st floor Gallery: 3rd to 2nd floor ramp Elevator/Stairs 3rd floor ramp Entrance 2010