The Tropical Ichthyology Laboratory (LIT) started to be built in September 2018 with resources from the project: “Monitoring of the Ichthyofauna of the Teles Pires HPP” in an agreement signed by the Federal University of Mato Grosso and the Uniselva Foundation. The work was completed in April 2019 with approximately 200 m². Prior to LIT, all research activities were carried out in the Southern Amazon Biological Collection (ABAM) block, also located at the University Campus of Sinop. The LIT has a preparation room for screening, a room for experiments with aquariums, an equipment room with magnifying glasses and microscopes and houses the Ichthyological Collection.