father modern taxonomy taxonomic approach became systematic approach study organisms including fish linnaeus professor university uppsala eminent botanist however one colleagues peter artedi earned title father ichthyology indispensable advancements artedi contributed linnaeus 's refinement principles taxonomy furthermore recognized five additional orders fish malacopterygii acanthopterygii branchiostegi chondropterygii plagiuri artedi developed standard methods making counts measurements anatomical features modernly exploited another associate linnaeus albertus seba prosperous pharmacist amsterdam
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