Fields

Ichthyology

Ichthyology is the branch of zoology dealing with fishes, the most diverse vertebrate class with over 35,000 described species spanning marine, brackish, and freshwater environments across all continents.

Details

Avg Funding

$360K

Key Technologies

eDNA MetabarcodingHydroacousticsStable Isotope Trophic AnalysisPopulation Genomics RADseqOtolith Microchemistry

Subfields

Fish Systematics and PhylogeneticsFish PhysiologyCoral Reef Fish EcologyFreshwater BiodiversityFisheries Biology

Top Institutions

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryField Museum ChicagoCalifornia Academy of SciencesNatural History Museum LondonScripps Institution of Oceanography