Fish

164. Fish

See also 44. BIOLOGY ; 430. ZOOLOGY

anadromous

a term describing fish that migrate upriver to spawn.

catadromous

a term describing fish that migrate downriver to spawn.

halieutics

1 . the activity of fishing.

2 . a work on fishing. —halieutic , adj.

ichthyism, ichthyismus

a toxic condition caused by toxic fish roe.

ichthyolatry

the worship of fish or of fish-shaped idols.

ichthyology

1 . the branch of zoology that studies fishes.

2 . a zoological treatise on fish. —ichthyologist , n. —ichthyological , adj.

ichthyomancy

a form of divination involving the heads or entrails of fish.

ichthyomania

an abnormal love of fish.

ichthyophagy

the practice of eating or subsisting on fish. —ichthyophagist , n. —ichthyophagous , adj.

ichthyophobia

1 . a ritual avoidance of fish, especially under the pressure of taboo.

2 . an abnormal fear of fish.

ichthyosis

a dermatologie condition in which the skin resembles fish scales. —ichthyotic , adj.

ichthyotomy

the anatomical structure of fishes and its study. —ichthyotomist , n. —ichthyotomic , adj.

piscary

the right of one person to fish in waters belonging to another. See also 239. LAW .

piscatology

Rare. the art or science of fishing.

piscatorian, piscatorialist

an angler or fisherman.

pisciculture

the breeding of fish, as a hobby or for scientific or commercial purposes. —pisciculturist , n. —piscicultural , adj.

planktology, planktonology

the branch of biology that studies plankton, especially as the sustenance of planktivorous fish.

Waltonian

1 . a keen angler or fisherman, after Izaak Walton (1593-1683), English author of The Compleat Angler.

2 . an admirer of the works of Izaak Walton. —Waltonian , adj.