Ichthyology This property popularized and emphasized these discoveries. Despite their prominence, Rondelet's "De Piscibus Marinis" is regarded as the most influential, identifying 244 species of fish. The incremental alterations in navigation and shipbuilding throughout the Renaissance marked the commencement of a new epoch in ichthyology. The Renaissance culminated with the era of exploration and colonization, and upon the cosmopolitan interest in navigation came the specialization in naturalism. Georg Marcgrave of Saxony composed the "Naturalis Brasilae" in 1648. This document contained a description of 100 species of fish indigenous to the Brazilian coastline. In 1686, John Ray and Francis Willughby collaboratively published
Journal of Applied Ichthyology before World War I (with a hiatus for the war) until volume 24 in 1975–1976. It was then renamed to "Meeresforschung: Reports on Marine Research" (, ) and was published by Paul Parey Verlag in Hamburg from 1976 until 1991, when the last volume (nr. 33) appeared in print. From 1994 (nr. 42) until 2005 it was published as the "Archive of Fishery and Marine Research" ("Archiv für Fischerei- und Meeresforschung"; ). 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