Image Gallery: Quick tour of the fish collection

Behind the public front of the Australian Museum lies one of its greatest assets, the collections.

The fish collection is stored in four separate areas on the College St site and one off-site facility.

This gallery shows images taken in the collection.

The pallet racking system in the tank area The pallet racking system in the tank area
Large fishes are stored in drums and tanks Large fishes are stored in drums and tanks
Coolbins are used to store large specimens Coolbins are used to store large specimens
White Shark tank in the tank area White Shark tank in the tank area
A view of the tank area A view of the tank area
A White Shark in the tank area A White Shark in the tank area
Fishes in the tank area Fishes in the tank area
A Goblin Shark in the tank area A Goblin Shark in the tank area
Tank filled with fish specimens Tank filled with fish specimens
Head of a Bull Shark Head of a Bull Shark
Fish Collection shelving units Fish Collection shelving units
Fish Collection shelving Fish Collection shelving
Looking through rows of shelves Looking through rows of shelves
Part of the Fish Collection Part of the Fish Collection
The basement level of the Spirit House The basement level of the Spirit House
The head of Carcharias malabaricus The head of Carcharias malabaricus
Shelves of small specimen jars Shelves of small specimen jars
A typical jar in the fish collection A typical jar in the fish collection
Vials of larval fishes waiting to be processed Vials of larval fishes waiting to be processed
A jar of leptocephali A jar of leptocephali