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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

for academic year 2025/2026
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE

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Course: Diversity of Fishes - I

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Course title	Diversity of Fishes - I
Course code	KZO/158
Organizational form of instruction	Lecture + Practice
Level of course	Master
Year of study	not specified
Frequency of the course	In academic years starting with an odd year (e.g. 2017/2018), in the winter semester.
Semester	Winter
Number of ECTS credits	6
Language of instruction	Czech
Status of course	unspecified
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Říčan Oldřich, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of lectures: Origin, evolution and systematics of chordates, vertebrates, the various fish-like groups and rise of tetrapods. 1. Systematic procedures. 2. Taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution. 2a. A history of "fishes". 2b. Paleo-and Mezozoic "fishes". 2c. Chondrichthyes. 2d. Living representatives of primitive "fishes". 2e. Rise of tetrapods. 2f. Teleostean diversity. 3. Form, function and ontogeny: Skeleton, skin and body cover, soft anatomy. 4. Zoogeography of recent marine and freshwater groups. Content of practices: Practices include demonstration of morphological and anatomical diversity of "fishes" and demonstration of major groups of "fishes".
Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing) Class attendance - 36 hours per semester Preparation for exam - 64 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Detailed presentation of anamniot vertebrates (Agnatha-Gnathostomata-Osteichthyes; excluding tetrapods but including their rise from "fishes") focusing on their phylogeny, fossil representatives, anatomy and historical diversity. The aim of the course is to provide a chronological and taxonomical review of fossil and extant "fishes" in context of their anatomical/morphological evolution. Recent fauna should be understood as being a result of a long-term historical procesess. The student has a detailed understanding of the diversity and phylogeny of fishes
Prerequisites
no prerequisites
Assessment methods and criteria
Test achieve a min. 60 % on test, attend all practicalls and deliver protocols.
Recommended literature
Berra, T., 2001. Freshwater fish distribution. Academic Press, 604 str.. Gregory, W. K., 2002. Fish skulls. Krieger Publishing Company, 416 str.. Carrier, J.C., J.A. Musick, and M.R. Heithaus (eds.) 2004. Biology of sharks and their relatives. CRC Press, 596 str.. Gaisler, J., 1983: Zoologie obratlovců. Academia, Praha, 534 str.. Hanel, L. 1998. Svět zvířat VIII: Ryby 1. Albatros, 150 str.. Hanel, L. 2000. Svět zvířat IX: Ryby 2. Albatros, 157 str.. Helfman, G. S., Collete, B. B., and Facey, D. E., 1997: The diversity of fishes. Blackwell Science, 528 str.. Long, J.A. 1995. The rise of fishes: 500 million years of evolution. The John Hopkins University Press, 223 str.. Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 600 str.. Roček, Z., 2002: Historie obratlovců. Academia, Praha, 512 str..

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA IN ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE, date of update: 30.10.2025 23:50. Data created for academic year 2025/2026