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What (who) is Ichthyology - definition

BRANCH OF ZOOLOGY DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF FISH
Ichthyologist; Ichtyology; Inchthyologist; Ichtheology; Icthylogists; Ichthyologists; Icthyologists; Study of fish; Ichthyological; Marine ichthyology; Icthyology; History of ichthyology; Notable ichthyologists; Icthyologist
  • Frontispiece from ''Ichthyologia, sive Opera Omnia de Piscibus'' by Peter Artedi
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Ichthyology         
·noun The natural history of fishes; that branch of zoology which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits.
ichthyology         
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¦ noun the branch of zoology concerned with fish.
Derivatives
ichthyological adjective
ichthyologist noun
Ichthyology         
Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October 2016, with approximately 250 new species described each year.

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Ichthyology

Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October 2016, with approximately 250 new species described each year.

Examples of use of Ichthyology
1. "Of course I will go," said Alexander Kasumyan, a professor of ichthyology at Moscow State University.
2. Conservation International said papers on two of the new fish species, called flasher wrasse because of the bright colors the male exhibits during mating, have been accepted for publication to the Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology.