Australian National Fish Collection
(ANFC)
CSIRO Marine Research
The ANFC, also known as the ‘ISR Munro Ichthyological Collection’, houses more than 80,000 registered adult and 50,000 registered larval specimens of almost 3000 species from Australasia, Asia, Antarctic, and the subAntarctic Islands. It is among Australia’s most diverse ichthyological collections and contains one of the largest collections of sharks, rays and deepwater fishes in the Southern Hemisphere. As well as large radiographic and frozen tissue collections, it houses the largest collection of photographs of deepwater Indo-Pacific fishes in existence. The Collection is presently within the care of a Curator, collection manager, and three taxonomists. The Fish Collection group maintains high curatorial standards and has initiated a policy of selective and targeted specimen acquisition.
The Fish Collection group’s research is focused on biodiversity and biogeography of Australian and Indo-Pacific fishes. This work is both conservation and fisheries based and is closely linked with a well-resourced molecular biology facility located within the Division. The group has strong research links to multiple international teams investigating the systematics of Indo-Pacific fishes.
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Contact:
Dr Peter Last
Curator
Tel: (03) 6232 5356
Fax: (03) 6232 5000
E-mail: Peter.Last@csiro.au
Mr Alastair Graham
Collection Manager
Tel: (03) 6232 5351
Fax: (03) 6232 5000
E-mail: Alastair.Graham@csiro.au
URL: http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/43fish/43.html
Postal address:
CSIRO Marine Research
GPO Box 1538
HOBART, TAS 7001
Street address:
Castray Esplanade
HOBART, TAS
