TAXONOMY OF FINFISH

THEORY

Unit 1

• Principles of taxonomy.
• Nomenclature, types.

Unit 2

• Classification and interrelationships.
• Criteria for generic and specific identification.
• Morphological, morphometric and meristic characters
• Characteristics of taxonomic significance.

Unit 3

• Major taxa of marine fishes upto family level

• Commercially important marine fishes of India

Unit. 4.

• Major taxa of inland fishes up to family level.

• Commercially important freshwater fishes of India- classification.
• Other important groups of aquatic vertebrates.

Unit 5

• Introduction to modern taxonomic tools: karyotaxonomy, protein analysis and DNA polymorphism.