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ichthyology

branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish
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Summary

ichthyology is a branch of zoology[1]. ichthyology draws 2,555 Wikipedia views per month (branch of zoology category, ranking #4 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: vertebrate zoology[3]
  • Part of: vertebrate zoology[4]
  • Commons category: Ichthyology[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ichthyology[6]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7], Otto's encyclopedia[8], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[9]
  • Different from: trace fossil[10], fisheries biology[11]
  • History of topic: history of ichthyology[12]
  • Is the study of: fish[13]
  • Practiced by: ichthyologist[14]

Why It Matters

ichthyology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] ichthyology is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Achille Valenciennes Albert Günther Bernard Germain de Lacépède David Starr Jordan Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan George Albert Boulenger Institute of Zoology Lev Berg Louis Agassiz Marcus Elieser Bloch Spencer Fullerton Baird zoology

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0205355-ichtyologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0205355-ichtyologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → vertebrate zoology
    Instance of → branch of zoology
    Part of → vertebrate zoology
    Practiced by → ichthyologist
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 16618, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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