Ichthyology

Description

At the end of the course, students should be able to : 1. Identify fish species to the most available taxonomic level .2. Acquire of base knowledge of the biological aspects of aquatic organisms. 3. Understand the basics of fish biology and ecology. 4. Definitions of the important terms related to Ichthyology. 5. Knowledge and application the FAIR principles: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reliable. 6. Knowledge on fish taxonomy and systematics.

Program

Aquaculture department

Objectives

• The course aims at studying classification and description of families, genera and species of marine and freshwater fishes (Cartilaginous, Bony fishes) as well as the taxonomic criteria features (General body shape, meristic formula, scale type, color and size, distinguishing characteristics. Basics of fish biology and ecology are of the main items of the course