Ichthyology, a subset of zoology, is the study of fishes. Zoology is a branch of biology, and ichthyology incorporates many elements of biology in its studies. When people refer to the study of fishes, grammarians might note this as incorrect. It is correct because multiple species of fish are referred to as fishes. Modern ichthyology began in the 18 century, with the work of Peter Andreti and Carl Linnaeus. Together they gathered all the previously written data ...
