Our policy regarding type material is in keeping with that outlined by Collette and Lachner (1976). All primary types will be deposited at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. VIMS will not accept illegally-collected or acquired material.
Collete, B.B. and E.A. Lachner. 1976. Fish Collections in the United States and Canada, Copeia 1976(3):625-642.