Which branch of biology best describe this image?
A) Ichthyology
B)palaeozoology
C)palaeontology
D)Osteology
Answers
Answer:
Explanation: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.[1][citation needed]
Contents
1 Etymology
2 History
2.1 1500 BC–40 AD
2.2 335 BC–80 AD
2.3 European Renaissance
2.4 16th–17th century
2.5 Modern era
3 Modern publications
4 Organizations
5 Notable ichthyologists
5.1 Paleoichthyologists
6 See also
7 References
8 Additional references
9 External links
Etymology
The word is derived from the Greek words ἰχθύς, ikhthus, meaning "fish"; and λογία, logos, meaning "to study".[2][3]
History
Photo of square side of pottery showing fish with skewed checkered pattern on its skin. Zig-zag lines represent waves at the top and bottom.
Fish represent approximately 8% of all figurative depictions on Mimbres pottery.
The study of fish dates from the Upper Paleolithic Revolution (with the advent of "high culture"). The science of ichthyology was developed in several interconnecting epochs, each with various significant advancements.
The study of fish receives its origins from humans' desire to feed, clothe, and equip themselves with useful implements. According to Michael Barton, a prominent ichthyologist and professor at Centre College, "the earliest ichthyologists were hunters and gatherers who had learned how to obtain the most useful fish, where to obtain them in abundance, and at what times they might be the most available". Early cultures manifested these insights in abstract and identifiable artistic expressions.
1500 BC–40 AD
Informal, scientific descriptions of fish are represented within the Judeo-Christian tradition. The Old Testament laws of kashrut forbade the consumption of fish without scales or appendages.[citation needed] Theologians and ichthyologists believe that the apostle Peter and his contemporaries harvested the fish that are today sold in modern industry along the Sea of Galilee, presently known as Lake Kinneret. These fish include cyprinids of the genera Barbus and Mirogrex, cichlids of the genus Sarotherodon, and Mugil cephalus of the family Mugilidae.
Answer:
a Ichthyology
Explanation:
the branch of zoology that deals with fishes.