Ichthyology is the domain of zoology dedicated to the study of fish. This implies skeletal fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). About 25,000 fish species exist, including a majority of vertebrates. Though a majority of species have most likely been discovered and described, about 250 new species are officially described by science every single year.
The practice of ichthyology is connected with marine biology, limnology, and oceanography.
Modern Publications
| Publication | Frequency | Date of Publication | Affiliated Company |
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| Copeia | Quarterly | 27 December 1913 | American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists |
| Journal of Applied Ichthyology | Bi-monthly | Unknown | Blackwell Publishing |
Organizations
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Notable ichthyologists
The names are followed by their fields of specialization and major contributions:
- Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
HM Emperor Akihito of Japan
Peter Artedi
William O. Ayres – California
Spencer Fullerton Baird
Tarleton Hoffman Bean
Lev Berg – Russia
Pieter von Bleeker – East Indies
Marcus Elieser Bloch
George Albert Boulenger
Edward Drinker Cope
Georges Cuvier
Francis Day – India
Bashford Dean
Carl H. Eigenmann
Rosa Smith Eigenmann
Samuel Garman
Charles Henry Gilbert
Theodore Nicholas Gill
Charles Frédéric Girard
George Brown Goode
Albert Günther
Carl L. Hubbs
David Starr Jordan
Seth Meek
George S. Myers
John Treadwell Nichols – China, founder of Copeia
John Richardson Norman
C. Tate Regan
J.L.B. Smith
Donn E. Rosen
Edwin C. Starks
Franz Steindachner
Achille Valenciennes
Francis Willughby
References
- Carl E. Bond, Biology of Fishes (Saunders, 1996) ISBN 0-03-070342-5
- Joseph S. Nelson, Fishes of the World (Wiley, 2006) ISBN 0-471-25031-7
- Michael Barton, Bond’s Biology of Fishes Third Edition (Julet, 2007) ISBN 0-120-79875-1
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