Ichthyology

A group of Cambodian scientists are starting the first ever fish collection in their country. This summer, they visited the Burke fish collections for a training workshop.

Larval fish may be small, but they can tell us a lot about the state of our oceans! Learn from Jenna Barrett, a staff ichthyologist, about how she works with baby fish and the questions they can help us answer.

Discover how life has evolved across time and space, how it’s still changing today, and how it might change in the future.

The first book documenting all of the known species of fishes that live in the Salish Sea is now available.

A new paper reveals that the iconic abundance of fishes on reefs is fueled by an unlikely source: tiny, bottom-dwelling reef fishes.

Katherine Maslenikov, Ichthyology Collection Manager, helps with underwater fieldwork along coral reefs in Roatan, Honduras.

Burke Museum scientists leading effort to create a digital encyclopedia of 3D vertebrate specimens.

Luke Tornabene, Burke Museum Curator of Fishes, recently discovered a new species of goby as it was being chased by a lionfish outside of Curacao.