Special Collections


Type Catalog (click to view)
The Collection includes primary types of over 190 species.

Osteological Collection (click to view)
The SIO Marine Vertebrate Collection has over 1,050 species represented in the osteological collection. This collection consists of dried skeletal preparations, usually as skulls with the paired fins, but occasionally with vertebral elements) and cleared-and-stained material.

Otolith Collection (click to view)
Otoliths from over 750 species

Collection Data (click to search)
Collection data for approximately 92,000 lots are available on a searchable database.

Map of Collection locations
The Collection includes worldwide holdings of deep-sea and pelagic fishes as well as extensive holdings of shore fishes from the entire eastern Pacific. Click here for map of all collection locations OR Click here for map of Vertebrate collection locations.