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Leo Smith
Associate Curator
Ichthyology
leosmith@ku.edu
785.864.6874
Dyche Hall
Andy Bentley
Andy Bentley
Collection Manager
Ichthyology
abentley@ku.edu
785.864.3863
Dyche Hall
Gloria Arratia
Research Associate
Ichthyology
garratia@ku.edu
785.864.2612
Dyche Hall

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Ichthyology at a Glance

(Fishes)

Established: 1864

Collection Strengths: 680,000 preserved specimens, mainly in ethanol, with an emphasis on Midwest fishes: also significant osteological preparations; geographically and taxonomically diverse tissue collection of 11,000 fishes.

Research Strengths: Evolution and systematics of fishes.

Curator: Leo Smith
785.864.4038

Collection Manager: Andrew Bentley
785.864.3863

Biodiversity Institute Research Divisions

  • Archaeology
  • ​Biodiversity Modeling
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  • Entomology
  • Herpetology
  • Ichthyology
  • Informatics
  • Invertebrate Paleontology
  • Invertebrate Zoology
  • Mammalogy
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  • Paleobotany
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