What is Ichthyology?
'''Ichthyology''' is the [[scientific]] study of [[fish]]. The term '''Ichthyology''' is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] words ''ichthyus'', meaning [[fish]], and ''logos'', meaning knowledge. It includes [[hagfish]] and [[lamprey]]s ([[jawless fish]]), [[cartilagenous]] fish (such as [[shark]]s, [[Skate (fish)|skate]]s and [[Stingray|rays]]) ([[Chondrichthyes]]) and bony fishes ([[Osteichthyes]]). A person who studies fish is called an ''ichthyologist''. {{Zoology}} {{authority control}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Branches of zoology]] [[Category:Fish]]