What Is an Ichthyologist?

A discipline that studies the classification, morphology, physiology, ecology, phylogeny, and geographical distribution of fish. Studies on the geographical distribution of fish, migratory habits, age growth and food habits, disease control, and artificial hatching are of great significance to the development of fisheries production. The professional teaching of Chinese ichthyology began in the early 1950s. Professor Wang Yikang of Shanghai Ocean University first taught ichthyology in the school's aquaculture department in 1950. Later, in the aquatic biology specialty newly established in 1952 and the ichthyology and resource specialty newly established in 1956, ichthyology was the main course. At present, in the undergraduate majors of aquaculture, animal science, aquarium science and technology, biological sciences, fishery resources, and environmental ecology of our university, ichthyology is an important professional foundation required course.

Ichthyology

Among the undergraduate majors such as biotechnology and environmental sciences as elective courses, as well as 7 master's and 4 doctoral awards, ichthyology has also been a distinctive course.

In terms of teaching material construction,

Before the 1990s,

"Fishology Course Construction" won the Shanghai Outstanding Teaching Achievement Award in 1989, the first-class prize of 2004 excellent school-level courses and school-level teaching achievements, and the CAI courseware of "Fishology" won the third Shanghai-level teaching achievement in 2005 With the prize, "Fishology" was named the 2004 Shanghai Excellent Course of Adult Education System, and was included in the 2004 Shanghai Municipal Excellent Course and the 2005 Municipal Education Commission Key Course Construction Project. "Fishology" has become a distinctive professional basic course for undergraduate subjects, with a very solid preliminary foundation and good continuity.

Studies on the geographical distribution of fish, migratory habits, age growth and food habits, disease control, and artificial hatching are of great significance to the development of fisheries production.