Fish Collection

Largescale Sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) preserved in ethanol
A Largescale Sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) preserved in ethanol.

The Conner Museum has approximately 2,500 cataloged fish specimens in ethanol. Most of the fish in the collection are from Washington (2,100 specimens), particularly the southeastern Columbia Basin and the northern Puget Sound. Our collection comprises over 220 species across 90 families.

Our fish collection can be viewed on Arctos: Our fish collection on the Arctos website