Science of icthyology

Question 1

Father of icthyology

Answer 1

Peter Artedi

Question 2

Father of taxonomy

Answer 2

Carl Linnaeus

Question 3

Classified all animals in the animal kingdom

Answer 3

G. Cuvier and A. Valencienes

Question 4

Attempted to classify all specimens at the British Museum of Natural History

Answer 4

Albert Gunther

Question 5

Founding president of Stanford University. Established a school for icthyologists.

Answer 5

David Jordan

Question 6

Published Phylogenetic Systematics

Answer 6

Willi Hennig

Question 7

Published Interrelationships of Fishes.

Answer 7

Greenwood

Question 8

Published Fishes of the World

Answer 8

Joseph Nelson

Question 9

Commercial fishing in the oceans

Answer 9

Ocean harvest is about 70-90 million metric tons, however about 70% of stocks are overharvested

Question 10

Managing fisheries sustainably is good for the environment and the economy-A mission statement for

Answer 10

NOAA