Ichthyology?

[Pomatomus]

It sounds like a good idea, but you have to be doing research that nobody has ever done. Unless you just plan to write lots of books. You earn your reputation by the publications you put out. I'm not really sure what I want to do with it, but when I have my bachelors in Marine Biology at the end of the year I will have two publications and a thesis.

One is a presentation (given with my professors) on how to teach field ecology. It will be submitted to the Florida Academy of Sciences.

Another is a paper describing a new feral population of swordtails I found. That will also be submitted to the Florida Academy of Sciences.

My thesis combines ichthyology, neurobiology, and biological psychology. It concerns lateralization in flatfishes.

If you want to study breeding in a specific fish, you will probably be testing how different parameters affect breeding. Once you have your research idea you apply for grants. Then you publish. Then you repeat that process until you're old and become a professor.

 

[phillydog1958]

i'm not sure of exactly what your question is but studies in ichthyology can be offered at the university level and falls under the biology department. dr. herbert axelrod comes to mind, when i think of renowned ichthyologists. he had a Phd in the field. one would have to complete an undergraduate degree in biology and then enter a doctoral program to specialize in ichthyology.

I need to make a correction. dr. herbert axelrod has a Phd, but not in ichthyology, but rather in medical statistics, according to a webpage posted by the axelrod institute of ichthyology. but, his contributions to the field are sginificant. and -- yes -- i'm aware of his tax fraud issues, and prison time, all of which make for an interesting story.

 

[Jakob]

Thank you for all the information Pomatomus and others.