Specimen
Loans and Exchanges
Specimens belonging
to the AMNH Ichthyological Collections may be borrowed
upon approved requests. As per institutional policy,
loans are made to the institution, which accepts
responsibility for the care and safe return of the
borrowed material. Loan requests should be sent to
the curators or the Curatorial
Associate.
Requests on behalf of graduate students must be made
by the advisor, who is nominally responsible for the
loan. Loans are generally made for the period of one
year (six months for type specimens), unless otherwise
noted. Specimens are to be returned to the AMNH in the
manor in which they were shipped. Contact the
Curatorial Associate
for proper shipment of
type specimens. Requests for dissection and
clearing-and-staining require prior approval of the
curatorial staff. Failure to comply with the terms of
the loan agreement may result in denial of future
requests. Please send copies
(hard copy or electronic pdf) of any publications that
result, in whole or part, from any studies that
include AMNH specimens to the Curatorial Associate.