What is the study of fishes?
North American Native Fishes Association North American Native Fishes Association The North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA) is a non-profit, tax-exempt U.S. corporation that serves to bring together professional and amateur aquarists, anglers, fisheries biologists, ichthyologists, fish and wildlife officials, educators and naturalists who share an interest in the conservation, study, and captive husbandry of North America's native fishes. It was founded in 1972. NANFA publishes the quarterly "American Currents" magazine, with articles on collecting, keeping, observing, conserving and breeding North American fishes. NANFA also funds a "Conservation Research Grant" for research on the biology and conservation of endangered fishes, and the "Gerald C. Corcoran
Feast of the Seven Fishes the idea of "seven" fishes originated in restaurants. The most famous dish for Southern Italians is baccalà (salted cod fish). The custom of celebrating with a simple fish such as baccalà reflects customs in what were historically impoverished regions of Southern Italy, as well as seasonal factors. Fried smelts, calamari and other types of seafood have been incorporated into the Christmas Eve dinner over the years. There are many hypotheses for what the number seven represents. Seven is the most repeated number in the Bible and appears over 700 times. One popular theory is the number represents completion, as shown