Ichthyology without scales or appendages. Theologians and ichthyologists believe that the apostle Peter and his contemporaries harvested the fish that are today sold in modern industry along the Sea of Galilee, presently known as Lake Kinneret. These fish include cyprinids of the genera "Barbus" and "Mirogrex", cichlids of the genus "Sarotherodon", and "Mugil cephalus" of the family Mugilidae. Aristotle incorporated ichthyology into formal scientific study. Between 335 BC–322 BC, he provided the earliest taxonomic classification of fish, accurately describing 117 species of Mediterranean fish. Furthermore, Aristotle documented anatomical and behavioral differences between fish and marine mammals. After his death, some of
Journal of Applied Ichthyology Journal of Applied Ichthyology The Journal of Applied Ichthyology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal on ichthyology, marine biology, and oceanography published by Wiley-Blackwell. It is the official journal of the World Sturgeon Conservation Society and of the Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Kommission für Meeresforschung ("German Scientific Commission for the Exploration of the Sea"). The editors-in-chief are Harald Rosenthal and Dietrich Schnack. The "Journal of Applied Ichthyology" was established as a separate journal in 1985, but merged with the "Archive of Fishery and Marine Research" in 2005. The latter journal had been established as "Berichte der Deutschen Wissenschaftlichen Kommission für Meeresforschung", published from