Scope and content:

Series 2) MARINE LIFE - FISHES: An extensive series documenting Hubbs's scientific work focused on ichthyology, including: manuscripts, expedition reports, notes and research data, photographs, negatives, conference materials, and correspondence. In accordance with the original arrangement, materials Hubbs deemed "general" are placed at the beginning of each topical subseries; then materials are arranged by fish group number (and within that, alphabetically by order, family, genus or species); and then by "locality," or geographic area. When Hubbs had multiple files on one topic, he would arrange the folders in the following order: manuscripts, notes and data, photographs, references, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. Some topics have all of these file types represented; others are smaller or more sparsely documented and do not have folders of every type of material.

Fish groups are numbered according to the Alphabetical List of the Families of Fishes with their Group Numbers, after the Fish Division of the Museum of Zoology of the University of Michigan (rev. April 1989). In order to locate a file on a specific species, it is helpful to know its group number and geographic location. Species names reflect the taxonomic order of the 1970s and have not been updated.

This series was maintained by Hubbs to store and organize scientific research including field, laboratory, and written work on specific species. There is some overlap between content this this series and the MARINE LIFE - WEST COAST and SUBJECT FILE series. For example, some of the same fish groups can be found in both Marine Life series; and materials on conservation and preservation can be found in the SUBJECT FILES as well as in this series under the species name. Materials from Hubbs's research trips and expeditions can also be found in all three series.

Arranged in thirteen subseries: A) World, B) Western Hemisphere, C) Atlantic, D) Europe, E) Asiatic, F) Indo-Pacific, G) Pelagic Zone, H) Middle America Freshwater, I) South America Freshwater, J) Eastern North America Freshwater, K) Western North America Freshwater, L) Group 27, and M) Hybrid fishes.

A) World: Arranged by group number, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

B) Western Hemisphere: Arranged by group number, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries. Hubbs originally referred to this subseries as New World.

C) Atlantic: Arranged by group number and then locality, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

D) Europe: A small selection of materials. Arranged by group number, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

E) Asiatic: Arranged by group number and then locality, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

F) Indo-Pacific: A small selection of materials. Arranged by group number and then locality, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

G) Pelagic Zone: Arranged by group number, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

H) Middle America Freshwater: Arranged by group number and then locality, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

I) South America Freshwater: A small selection of materials. Arranged by group number and then locality, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

J) Eastern North America Freshwater: Arranged by group number and then locality, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

K) Western North America Freshwater: Arranged by group number and then locality, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

L) Group 27: A small selection of materials. Arranged taxonomically by the genus or species, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

M) Hybrid fishes: Arranged by group number, with general materials at the beginning of the subseries.

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