General Fishing and Catfish Farming in Nigeria
General Fishing and Catfish Farming in Nigeria Fish research is a branch of zoology known as ichthyology. Scientists who specifically study fish are called ichthyologists. GROUPS OF FISH There are three distinct groups of fish that ichthyologists study: bony fish, cartilaginous fish, and jawless fish. Ichthyology has a long history that began with simple observations and descriptions of fish over 200 years. The first known recorded observations of fish were documented by Pierre Belon in the 1500’s. In the early 1700’s, Peter Artedi’s, who some consider to be the Father of Ichthyology, had his work chthyologia” posthumously published by Karl Linnaeus. At that time, Artedi recognized 230 species of fish. Today, we recognize approximately 31,900 species. There are approximately 31,900 species of known fish according to FishBase, a website that provides data about all known fish. Fish Base is run by a consortium that is made up of an international group of organizations, univer