This glossary of ichthyology is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in ichthyology, the study of fishes. Contents:  A B C D E F G H I J K...

Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless...

entomology Glossary of environmental science Glossary of genetics Glossary of ichthyology Glossary of ornithology Glossary of scientific naming Glossary of speciation...

with two new species of tiny central Amazonian gobioid fishes (Teleostei, Eleotridae). aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (2): 85-98. Britz...

and Feeding of the Okhotsk Snailfish Liparis ochotensis (Liparidae) in the Waters of the Primorye (Sea of Japan)". Journal of Ichthyology. 62 (1): 99–108...

perca 'perch', and Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) 'shape, appearance') is a large clade of ray-finned fish with more than 17 000 known species that includes the tuna...

Milt is the seminal fluid of fish, mollusks, and certain other water-dwelling animals which reproduce by spraying this fluid, which contains the sperm...

Whitefish or white fish is a fisheries term for several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), whiting (Merluccius...

Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks, comprise the subclass Elasmobranchii...

oil, although this figure varies both within and between species. Examples of oily fish include small forage fish such as sardines, herring and anchovies...

The Exocoetidae are a family of marine ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod. About 64 species are...

using gills that are protected under gill covers (operculum) on both sides of the pharynx (throat). Gills are tissues that are like short threads, protein...

1957. List of the fishes of the Family Labridae in the Western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin; No. 7. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University...

colloquially called a mermaid's purse, is the casing that surrounds the eggs of oviparous chondrichthyans. Living chondricthyans that produce egg cases include...

Euteleostei, whose members are known as euteleosts, is a clade of bony fishes within Teleostei that evolved some 240 million years ago, although the oldest...

including the presence of lobed fins with a well-developed internal skeleton. Lungfish represent the closest living relatives of the tetrapods (which includes...

Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Updated 21 September 2007. Moyle, Peter B.; Cech, Joseph J. (2004). Fishes : an introduction to ichthyology (5th ed.). Upper...

eat. They contain toxins which are not destroyed by the digestive systems of animals that eat the fish. Venomous fish also contain toxins, but do not necessarily...

shallow waters of the Caspian Sea (less than 10 m depth) using CWT (Coded Wire Tags) and barbel incision. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 22, 160–165. Fox...

or great sturgeon (Huso huso), is a species of anadromous fish in the sturgeon family (Acipenseridae) of the order Acipenseriformes. It is found primarily...

fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom. Many species of animals possessing dorsal...

(2001-12-17). "The effect of temperature on Aeromonas hydrophila infection in goldfish, Carassius auratus". Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 17 (6): 282–285. doi:10...

scales. Lists of various prehistoric fishes include: List of prehistoric jawless fish List of placoderms List of acanthodians List of prehistoric cartilaginous...

water has to be monitored to maintain the correct salinity because of the effects of evaporation. Freshwater tropical aquariums can be maintained by simply...

development Forage fish Ichthyology List of fish common names List of fish families Mercury in fish Otolith (Bone used for determining the age of a fish) Pregnancy...

coastal waters of the northeast Atlantic, from the Barents Sea to the Strait of Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Within some of its range,...

the Red Sea and the Western Indian Ocean". Ichthyological Bulletin (27). Grahamstown: Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. hdl:10962/d1019716....

(September 2008). "Revision of the genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae): Part 2. New species of the group P. crassiceps". Journal of Ichthyology. 48 (8): 553–564. doi:10...

euryhaline, meaning that the fish can acclimate to different levels of salinity. The back of the fish is olive-green, sides are silvery and shade to white towards...

roe in the form of slightly sour curry or battered and deep fried. In southern Brazil, in particular in the litoral parts of the state of Santa Catarina...