Ichthyology

Alessandro De Maddalena: Shark Specialist - Alessandro De Maddalena’s personal page with details of his research on sharks, his work as a marine wildlife illustrator, his collaborations and publications.
myspace.com/alessandro_de_maddalena

Australian Museum Fish Department - General introduction to ichthyology and information about the museum's research in the classification.
www.amonline.net.au/fishes/about/index.cfm

Basic Fish Anatomy - Outline of the external features including body shape, head, fins, gills, lateral line, coloring and swim bladder.
fish.mongabay.com/anatomy.htm

The Biology of the Fish - A brief account of fish biology which also considers stress and the welfare of farmed fish.
www.fawc.org.uk/reports/fish/fishr004.htm

Breeding Fish - Information on fish reproduction and the rearing of fry, concentrating on the species usually found in aquaria.
www.tropicalfishexpert.co.uk/BreedingFish.html

California Academy of Sciences Ichthyology - Fish systematics research site includes catalog, checklists, and images of fishes.
www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/

Calypso Publications - Publishers of ichthyological taxonomic texts. Descriptions of publications, book reviews and sample images.
www.calypso.org.uk/ourbooks/index2.htm

Catalog of Fishes - Database that includes more than 53,000 species of fish as well as bibliographic references.
www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/

Cold Water Chemistry - Brief description of the many physiological adaptations that Arctic fish have made to help them cope with life at low temperatures.
www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/fish/adaptations/coldwatchem.htm

Dictionary of Ichthyology - Defines terms used in the study of fishes and fisheries.
www.briancoad.com/Dictionary/introduction.htm

Dr. Eugenie Clark: Ichthyologist - Information about the renowned shark researcher, including answers to questions about her shark-related adventures.
www.sharklady.com/

Feeding Habits of Fish - Mat Couchman aims to discover the main elements of the food chain in a reservoir, culminating at the pinnacle level with the crucian carp (Carassius carassius).
www.fisheriesmanagement.co.uk/research.htm

Fish - A brief outline of the essential features of fish biology.
www.mcwdn.org/Animals/Fish.html

Fish - Fish Information Website. Everything you need to know about the biology of the fish.
www.lookd.com/fish/

Fish - Biomedia Zoology Museum - An introduction to the taxonomy of fish with explanations of the technical terms used.
www-biol.paisley.ac.uk/biomedia/text/txt_fish.htm

Fish, A Quick Course On Ichthyology - Introduction to the study of ichthyology and the characteristics of fish presented by Jason Buchheim.
www.marinebiology.org/fish.htm

Fish Anatomy - An illustrated introduction to the external and internal anatomy of the fish.
www.iowas.co.uk/fish%20anatomy.html

Fish Are Open Systems - An article discussing how fish have adapted to the problems posed by life in water and how osmoregulation is a vital function affecting all aspects of fish health.
www.fishdoc.net/water/open_systems.htm

Fish Biology: Respiration in Marine Fish - Describes the mechanisms that fish can utilize to extract oxygen from the water, concentrating on the gills.
www2.hawaii.edu/~delbeek/delb10.html

Fish in Extremes - Article discussing how teleosts and hardy elasmobranches have adapted to survive in low oxygen environments.
www.sebiology.org/publications/Bulletin/July06/Sink.html

Fish Muscle Research Group - List of scientific publications submitted to this organization which is based at the Gatty Marine Laboratory in Scotland.
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~fmrg/papers/allpubs.html

Fish neurobiology - The University of Oslo runs a strategic program that aims to educate the next generation of fish physiologists and neurobiologists.
biologi.uio.no/genfys/groups/GN/nfr.html

Fish on Line - A computer-based course on ichthyology for students in biology or environmental science.
www.fishbase.org/FishOnLine/English/index.htm

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry - Journal that publishes original research papers in all aspects of fish physiology and biochemistry.
www.springer.com/east/home?SGWID=5-102-70-35532323-detailsPage=journal|description|description

Fish Scope - Time-lapse recordings and confocal images dealing with the developmental biology of fish.
depts.washington.edu/fishscop/

Fishes and Scales - Photographic study by Jean-Marie Cavanihac on fish scales and also many photographs of developing fish embryos, with video clips.
www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjan02/fishes.html

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Collection - Comprehensive searchable fish database that offers fish data, shark research and images.
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/

Ichthyological Association - German language platform for scientists and ichthyologically interested persons. Data about events and article abstracts.
www.ichthyologie.de/

The Ichthyological Society of Japan - ISJ was established in 1968 to advance the study of fishes and fish biology. There is a meeting each October and it publishes members papers and the Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. In English and Japanese.
www.fish-isj.jp/index-e.html

Ichthyology Web Resources - Resources of scientific and educational value in an organized directory. Includes specimen database links.
www.biology.ualberta.ca/jackson.hp/IWR/

The Identification of Oestrogenic Effects in Wild Fish - Technical report into the occurrence of intersex in roach and gudgeon and the role played by treated sewage effluent in the feminizing effects observed in UK roach populations.
publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/SW2-014-TR-e-e.pdf?lang=_e

The Impact of Environmental Levels of Aquatic Contaminants on Atlantic Salmon - Research into the impact of agricultural pesticides on sensitive stages of the life history of Salmonids. [PDF]
www.wyeuskfoundation.org/images/aquatic_contaminants.pdf

Induced Reproduction in Fish - Many species of fish will not readily reproduce under certain culture conditions. This article describes the natural breeding cycle and the induction of spawning.
www.seagrant.umn.edu/aquaculture/induced_fish_reproduction

Losey Lab - Showcases information concerning the effects ultraviolet rays have on coral reef fish vision, coloration, behavior and ecology.
www.hawaii.edu/loseylab

Love Lab - Features fish research, biology and a list of species that reside off the Pacific coast in North America.
www.lovelab.id.ucsb.edu/

Museum of Southwestern Biology: Fishes - Project guides and reports of ongoing research currently conducted at the University of New Mexico.
msb-fish.unm.edu/

Native Fish Research Group - Researchers and projects dedicated to fish evolutionary genetics and conservation in British Columbia, Canada.
www.zoology.ubc.ca/~etaylor/nfrg/nfrg.html

Neodat Project - Database of fish biodiversity in the Neotropics. Systematic and geographic data on freshwater fish specimens.
neodat.org/

Neotropical Ichthyological Association - Formed by a group of ichthyologists and students with a broad range of interests in neotropical fish.
www.mct.pucrs.br/lab/museu/nia/

New Zealand Native Freshwater Fish Society. - This group hopes to raise awareness of native fish and increase scientific knowledge of them to try to prevent more from becoming extinct.
www.nzfreshwater.org/

Pain in Fish - A brief account of fish biology, behavior, neuroanatomy and a consideration of whether fish feel pain.
www.vet.ed.ac.uk/animalwelfare/Fish%20pain/Contents.htm

Peces Criollos - Permanently up-to-date about systematics of the freshwater fishes from Argentina. Also includes PDF downloads and links.
www.pecescriollos.de/

The Physiological and Metabolic Adaptations of Salmonids - Mat Couchman discusses the environmental influences and changes in lifestyle that create physiological and metabolic adaptations in fish and also deals with their basic nutritional requirements.
www.fisheriesmanagement.co.uk/Fish%20Studies/adaptations_of_salmonids.htm

A Study into the Locomotion of Fishes - Article explaining how fish swim and why they have developed very different body shapes.
www.fisheriesmanagement.co.uk/Fish%20Studies/locomotion_study.htm

Technology for Fish Propagation - Janos Bakos provides comprehensive technical data on the conditions necessary for the reproduction of cultivated fish species.
www.fao.org/docrep/x5744e/x5744e0c.htm

Teleost Fish Morphology and Anatomy - Instruction on examining the external and internal characteristics of a fish, as given to students on the marine biology course at Bangor University.
www.sos.bangor.ac.uk/marine/mb/O2B05/Fishpract1.doc

Texas Natural History Collections: Ichthyology - Images, distribution maps and other data on North American freshwater fish.
www.utexas.edu/tmm/tnhc/fish/index.html

Trans-Sexual Fish - David Allsop at the University of Edinburgh has been studying fish that can change sex at some point during their life. [PDF]
westgroup.icapb.ed.ac.uk/PDF-media/PlanetEarth_03.pdf