Jars for fish range in size from 4 oz to 1 gal. Eight and 16 oz jars come in two shapes, one taller and narrower than the other. The taller jars should only be used for long specimens that will not fit into the standard jars. A long fish should be put in tail first. Use the shorter jars when possible, large numbers of shorter fish fit better in these.
Extra jars are in boxes back in collection storage.
Lids for all jars and rubber rings for bail-top quart and two quart jars are in the drawers on the right side of the sorting area. Extra lids are back in collection storage. They cannot be even slightly stretched before being placed on the jars. Alcohol sources are located in collection storage, specimen prep, and sorting rooms. When a collection of fishes are sorted, an accession sheet with all the pertinent field, locality, and species information has to be filled out in legible handwriting.