Ichthyology
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Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish, cartilaginous fish, and jawless fish. According to FishBase, 35,800 species of fish had been described as of Mar
Fish represent approximately 8% of all figurative depictions on Mimbres pottery.
Frontispiece from Ichthyologia, sive Opera Omnia de Piscibus by Peter Artedi
Male whale shark at Georgia Aquarium
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David Starr Jordan
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David Starr Jordan was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford Universit
Ichthyology
…between 1859 and 1870, describing over 6,800 species and mentioning another 1,700. Generally considered one of the most influential ichthyologists, David Starr Jordan wrote 650 articles and books on the subject and served as president of Indiana University and Stanford University. Members of this list meet one or…
Portrait of David Starr Jordan
Jordan as president of Stanford University in 1913
David Starr Jordan House in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Jordan's wife, Susan Bowen Jordan, in 1879