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The practice of ichthyology is closely connected with marine biology, limnology, and oceanography.

1 History

The first scientific description of fishes occurs in Aristotle, who mentions various facts about 118 species. Little additional work is known until the 1500s, when Guillaume Rondelet published his De Piscibus Marinum describing 244 species. During the 1600s, explorers found new types of fish; George Markgraf 's Naturalis Brasilae added another 100 species, and in 1686 the Historia Piscium of John RayJohn Ray ( November 29, 1627 January 17, 1705) was an English naturalist, sometimes called the father of English natural history. Until 1670 he wrote his name as John Wray. He published important works on plants, animals, and natural theology. His classif and Francis WillughbyFrancis Willughby ( November 22, 1635 July 3, 1672) was an English ornithologist and ichthyologist. He was the son of Sir Francis Willughby, and was born at Middleton Hall, Warwickshire. He studied at Sutton Coldfield school and Trinity College, Cambridge described over 400 species.

The title "father of ichthyology" belongs to Peter ArtediPeter Artedi ( February 22, 1705 September 27, 1735) was a Swedish naturalist and is known as the "father of Ichthyology". Artedi was born in the province of Angermannia. Intending to become a clergyman, he went, in 1724, to study theology at Uppsala Univ, a student of LinnaeusCarolus Linnaeus (later, Carl von Linn ( May 23, 1707 January 10, 1778) was a Swedish scientist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. He is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology (see History of ecology). Biography Carl who identified five orders of "fishes" (including cetaceans) and divided those into genera. Artedi drowned by accident in an AmsterdamMunicipality of Amsterdam St Andrew's crosses are taken to represent these (though the crosses are even older than the motto). A popular tradition links the X's to the three threats to the city: Water, Fire and Pestilence. Alternate meanings: See Amsterda canal in 1735Events 16 April The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. August 4 Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditiou, and Linnaeus published his manuscripts posthumously.

During the 18th17th century 18th century 19th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701- 1800; however, historians will sometimes specifically refer to the 18th Century as 1715- 89, and 19th century, a steady stream of specimens from all parts of the world deluged museums.

In the 1780s Marcus Elieser Bloch published Ichthyologia as a series of volumes of plates, and after he died, his associate Johann Gottlob Schneider published the M. E. Blochii Systemae Ichthyologiae describing 1,519 species.

The greatest ichthyologist around the beginning of the 20th century is generally considered to be David Starr Jordan, who wrote 650 articles and books on the subject, in addition to serving as president of Indiana University and Stanford University.