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National Museums of Scotland

(English) Department of Natural History, National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, GB-Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JF, UK. Curator: Geoffrey N. Swinney. Collection: the collection is catalogued. It is planned to be computerized (MINISIS). Loans are possible and material can be studied in the collection. Size: 1,000-10,000 specimens, including few larvae, skeletons and otoliths. Types: 25 species are represented by types. A type catalogue has been published in 1990 (see Herman, McGowan & Swinney 1990). Special features: collections from Northwestern Europe and Northeastern Atlantic; most type material from Scottish national Antarctic Expedition ("Scotia"), 1902-1904 (incorporated from Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory in 1921). (See also: fish collection)

National Museums of Scotland

(French) Department of Natural History, National Museums of Scotland, Chambers Street, GB-Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1JF, UK. Cons. : Geoffrey N. Swinney. La collection est cataloguée. Informatisation prévue (MINISIS). Prêts et consultations sur place sont possibles. Taille : 1,000-10,000 spécimens, larves, squelettes et otolithes comprises. Types : 25 espèces sont représentées par des types. Un catalogue des types est publié en 1990 (voir Herman, McGowan & Swinney 1990). Traits spéciaux : collections d'Europe Nord-ouest et d'Atlantique Nord-est ; la plupart des types sont de l’expédition nationale Écossaise d’Antarctique (‘Scotia’), 1902-1904 (incorporé du Laboratoire Océanographique Écossais en 1921). (See also: fish collection)

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