RBINS Fish collection
GBIF
Dataset type
This dataset that contains primary occurrence data for species.
Description
<p>The RBINS fish collection consists of more than 265,000 specimens. Oceanographer Gustave Gilson (director of the RBINS in 1909) started the collection during his study of the North Sea. It was the very first study of marine fauna in Belgium. The Institute has type material for 325 species. Central African fish species are well represented thanks to expeditions to the national parks in Congo. Missions by His Majesty Leopold III and RBINS biologist Jean-Pierre Gosse have also yielded many South American species.</p>
Type of content
Includes: Point occurrence data, gbif import.Citation
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences: RBINS Fish collection https://doi.org/10.15468/ga5ady accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-27.
Digitised records
Looking up... the number of records that can be accessed through the BioAtlas - Atlas bioraznolikosti Hrvatske. This resource was last checked for updated data on 27 May 2025. The most recent data was published on 11 Nov 2024.
Metadata last updated on 2025-05-27 22:12:23.0
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