Ichthyology Lesson 1 - What Is A Fish?

[@nidus8175]

So exited for this series. Can’t wait for crabzilla episode!

[@nidus8175]

With all seriousness though I absolutely love your content and have been watching for a while. So I know you’re going to talk about fish but any other stuff like cuttlefish or nudibranchs (my favorites), maybe bobbit worms and such?

[@handsome_lad]

yeah, i thought he would go over it here but ig a magnificent creature such as the crabzilla deserves its own episode

[@ravivik3378]

Truth in every word

[@pugulishus2769]

Hey the nudibranch on ur pfp is a California local!

[@kestrels-in-the-sky]

I’m looking forward to the sea honey lesson

[@yeetmaster2962]

This absolute Chad informing the public about fish. Mad respect bro

[@talkinghoorse6936]

Ichthyology Lesson 2 - What is Crabzilla, and why is he real?

[@victzegopterix2]

It is real because we have real photoshoped images of it on bing maps.

[@thecatinthefedora1201]

Lesson 3: where is the megalodon hiding?

[@victzegopterix2]

Wait, but crabzilla isn't a fish...

[@Blaze-kf3ds]

@@victzegopterix2 ah yes BING maps xd

[@holyshitballs]

@@thecatinthefedora1201 Answer: The megalodon is hiding in the marina trench.

[@johnpaulcross424]

Ok but this is actually what the internet needs, unbiased, clear, well-articulated factual information that everyone needs to know. Thank you man

[@thefolder3086]

Nobody Zack realizing 3 episode later he has to explain the evolution of a sea horse: 😳

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Well that’s simple! They didn’t

[@yes9691]

@@whatthewhatthe9117 they became toob and then became bent to eat things better

[@somedude8604]

@@yes9691 that's about it, huh?

[@sephikong8323]

They evolved, just backwards

[@yes9691]

@@somedude8604 probably a very oversimplification but thats what i remember

[@daniel6678]

I'm pumped to learn more about fish because I love earth sciences but I also just want to commend you for doing this whole thing in the first place. Accessibility to academia and higher-level learning is so incredibly limited - by the cost of schooling, paywalls on academic literature, even just by overly jargon-intensive vocabulary - so it's always really nice to see something like this be free and open to everyone.

[@cheezywizard5292]

I’m not a Marine Bio major, just regular Bio and going pre-med, but I was always sad that my courses didn’t teach much about fish. I live and study in Hawaii, we’re friggin surrounded by fish! Thanks for the awesome series!

[@isray89]

Listening to this lecture makes me smell formalin. I guess taxonomy just makes me think of my undergrad zoology courses... (I focused on tetrapods, so never took an ichthyology course - hence I'm pretty stoked for this series!)

[@thenotalentkid7137]

Seriously though I itched my nose and thought I could smell it on my hands

[@camiliar]

This is awesome, thanks for posting this! If you don't mind a tiny critique: your camera was covering some important parts of the slide show. Also it would be awesome if you could link some sources and resources, maybe you could make a public google doc with links? No worries if you cant, and again thanks for posting your content.

[@marlon6598]

Really glad AVNJ saw your comment

[@florianribault83]

"what is a fish?" Crabzilla enthusiast: and with that you lost me

[@nikonelson3186]

Hello from Colorado! I am working on opening my own bait and tackle shop here in my hometown. While I have much knowledge when it comes to being an angler, I wanted to get more versed in knowledge on the fish themselves. Finding your page has made my month. Thank you so much for putting this information out there. The only place I could find was actually paying for a class and while the money wasn’t too much, as a single father, I don’t have the time to go to school. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@justanotherhunter6634]

Oh yeah Icthyology 101 whens Exam 1

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

Actually that would be pretty cool, the only subjects i would want exams in

[@maxv6406]

This is absolutely amazing. I wouldn't be able to afford any form of education on this subject without this. Thank you, this is beyond helpful.

[@maybe_aliens6473]

This is going to be a very intersting series! Ive always loved learning about creatures, and the fact that its free makes it even better!

[@PapaBrejj]

Chondrichthyology Lesson 1: What is a Megalodon and why can you not prove it isn't still alive? Chondrichthyology Lesson 2: Would Megalodon beat a Mosasaurus in a 1v1 on Rust.

[@rylievalentine7109]

depends what they using, they gotta do an eoka only round first tho

[@jettheading1605]

@@rylievalentine7109 wait is he talking about rust in cod or rust in welyn rust

[@rylievalentine7109]

@@jettheading1605 huh yh true. The cod option means they have somewhat of a life... Unlike the rust option

[@Wathfulminer2]

@@jettheading1605 When people say 1v1, 95% of the time they are referring to COD.

[@jettheading1605]

@@rylievalentine7109 some what is a strong word

[@praseodymium4975]

Thank you for making this, as someone who is legitimately interested in fish, and considering marine biology as a possible path to go down, I appreciate having a resource like this!

[@fathom5549]

If only my paid university lectures were this enticing. Really well done man, can’t wait for the next one!

[@TheDedMeme]

This is really cool. The fact that we are learning about fish at a college level for free is awesome. I appreciate the hard work you put into setting up this class for us. Keep up the great work!

[@brotherhyrion]

Being a freshman in a college level lecture made me feel like I'm 5'4 in a room of 6'7 people. But this was very informative! I'm on the coast yet I know jack squat about fish, so I'm glad to learn just the basics of them. Thank you very much, this was fun to watch!

[@ronaldomoura1932]

Plot twist: the today's sea floor is just crabzilla

[@noicemcnoiceface4006]

As someone who is currently studying biology and want to specialize in marine life, I love your educational content!!! So entertaining and easy to understand, I can't wait for the next lesson

[@darnitgarnet2887]

Amazed at how quickly you became my favorite youtuber, love this vid and i'm looking forward to the next lessons (:

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Thank youuuuuu... your class is wonderful! Clear but not simplistic, thorough without being overwhelming... I'm teaching little kids this summer, and this is a great resource!

[@styleissubstance]

Brief English lesson: • it's = it is • its = possessive form of it Keep up the great work! Love your content.

[@StoutShako]

I really appreciate this. As much money as it took for you to attend university, and you're putting this information out there for FREE. You're a goddamn saint.

[@whatthewhatthe9117]

Since you read most comments I would like to say: Have a nice day, you are a great influence and idol for many people so just know your grind is always being appreciated

[@mcnerd1148]

This is genuinely so cool. Thank you for being such an absolute Chad. My girlfriend has already stolen my "sharks aren't monsters" hoodie so not only does your content slap, your merch slaps too

[@6210classick]

dude.. get that hoodie back 😭👌

[@petarmarjanovic4607]

Its sad that masses don't value the learning materials as much as reaction videos, but there will be people watching this, me in the first place and many enthusiasts who love fish like you do. Can't wait to see the next lesson, I already see school biology teachers using this.

[@anonymous8877]

Thank you ! This helps so much I was always curious about fishes , there's a lot of crap surrounding them on the internet tho and I can't be spending my money on fish biology courses as I'm not yet in that financial position, this helps a lot !!

[@willchapman7918]

Dude this is so cool of you! Been a fan of the channel for awhile. Looking forward for more lessons!

[@ceciliasteffen7483]

This actually makes me so happy because I am currently unable to go to school

[@kylewhyte8352]

Yo this man can legit explain anything and get me to understand 100% of it

[@everylifeamovingpicture]

Learning about marine biology has been a passion of mine for the past 2 years! Thank you for sharing these helpful lectures ❤️ They are clear, informative and easy to understand!

[@TheDevtubes]

This series is so much better than other courses and so easy I love it

[@victzegopterix2]

_Looks at the first definition._ Olms, axolotls and other neotenic fully-aquatic amphibians: Wait a second...»

[@kaiserquasar3178]

I can't believe this content is free, my god

[@christopherbgsted4749]

I can’t tell what’s more hype; learning about fish with Zac, or Americans not having to pay to learn something for once. How insane

[@_Spartan-107_]

Hey thanks for doing this. My work in conservation was around forestry as a wildland firefighter. My wife however is a fisheries biologist. I'm trying to learn about fish to learn to share her passion. This is really awesome!

[@7PXL1]

This is gonna be my most viewed video on KZbin, looking to be a marine biologist and having an interest earlier in my life and having channels like yours is gonna really help me achieve this. Ty man, so helpful

[@7PXL1]

Also the resources would be really helpful but if it's not possible then it's fine, I will just have to watch this video until my eyes go square

[@jpopphan]

Zak, I am so glad that you began this lecture series. I have really wanted you to do this for a while after watching so many of your videos. You have a very good teaching style, and I have learned a lot just by watching you. This gives me an opportunity to learn a lot more about fish and ichthyology in general. Please keep this going! Great job!!

[@al3xa723]

My favorite video yet. Edit: I'm a kid btw, so know that this is really interesting for all age groups, great work. 👍

[@chameleon-tree]

Thank you so much for this course! The easier freedom of and access to information is so important, and this is amazing of you to do for free. 🎉

[@madelinegadoury1340]

As a veterinary student I find this interesting! We haven't studied fish anatomy in depth so this was helpful! Love your videos

[@fishwantmewomenfearme3720]

I’m 15 and I have awoken my old love of animals and fish because of you. I am on the spectrum and fish have always been a very special interest of mine. Because of you I want to become a fish biologist! I could go on for hours about fish and even longer for bonnet sharks. I can’t wait to see more of these videos!!!! :D

[@AVNJ]

That’s so sweet! Thank you so much

[@fishwantmewomenfearme3720]

@@AVNJ thank you for making cool videos! :D

[@thenotalentkid7137]

Super awesome to see this! I'm presenting at a conference in January regarding morphological trade-offs between aquatic and terrestrial locomotion in killifishes so functional morphology is a big focus for me. How deep are you going with this series?

[@AVNJ]

The current plan for lectures: 1 - What is a fish 2 - Taxonomy 3 - External Anatomy 4 - Internal Anatomy 5 - Locomotion 6 - Feeding 7 - Respiration 8 - Reproduction 9 - Growth 10 - Migration 11 - Behavior 12 - Disease/parasites

[@thenotalentkid7137]

@@AVNJ Cool cool I'll be tuning in for sure. I literally got your videos on my recommended page as I was running some trials so perfect timing!

[@LuckyOwI777]

I was originally going to major in Biology in college, so I obviously have a huge interest in animals and such. Never really studied anything relating to fish or the ocean, even though it really interest me. I haven't been so hyped for a series on KZbin in quite a while. I'm looking forward to these videos!

[@anna86381]

I am sooo excited for this. I recently have been learning a lot more about ecology (especially marine and freshwater environments) from various books and youtube videos, but my university doesn't have really any ichthyology classes available. Very much looking forward to the next episode!! This is awesome!!

[@Rebuswind]

This bring me back to my college life...This is some great content and I can not believe it is free...When I was learning Ichthyology, beside all science, I remember that my prof use to also teach us which fish is best for smoke and which fish is best for fry...not a joke...that is what is like to learn animal related topic in some part of Alberta Canada...somewhat they will all came to hunting, fishing and ranching... 'Sander vitreus, taste really good but you can not fish it anymore because we almost eat them all. Ameiurus nebulosus, can not fish them either, they are pretty good though, use to be sell as fake lobster. Catostomus commersonii, bottom feeder, taste like dart, no body want it, you can try, there is no fishing restriction on them, but I bet you won't like it.etc....". This youtube video is a better class than the "professional education" I got.

[@nikkiducks]

i absolutly love fish i always have and you make me so exsited to hear someone talking about fish in the way you do

[@aquafinabottle]

I’ve been watching your content for over 5 months now, don’t think I’ve ever missed a video. I’ve been interested in ichthyology and marine life in general for a while now, so this is really helpful. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this!

[@millenial90]

I just stumbled upon this and I'm SO excited to find it! I'm a huge fan of high quality education on very specific topics being freely available without having to go to a university. Subscribed!

[@Sara3346]

I'm glad the distinction between finfish and shellfish is being made.

[@TheEvilCommenter]

Favorite Fishologist on KZbin!👍

[@hawkings22]

Thank you for touching on the insane complexity of evolution

[@kp68420]

really glad that I could find a youtube channel (twich perhaps) that is both educational and entertaining. Love you bro.

[@tazaroc1933]

Thank you Zach! I am still in high school, but I really love zoology and I am going to college for animal studies! I will definitely be following this series!

[@popoffiten5357]

I was the one who asked about this exact question in your discord, im so happy to see that you actually made a serious video about it without making fun of it, you are truly an amazing lad!!!!

[@LifeAndSophia]

Thank you so much for this course im a homeschooler trying to go into marine biology, and its hard to find info that isnt creationist or outdated so this is very helpful and a blessing to have.

[@thcluky5547]

Yo you should check out “The most useless nerve in the human body.” By Medlife crisis. Trust me it’s fish related

[@moterinsun]

Thanks for the recommendation, that was pretty neat!

[@thcluky5547]

@@moterinsun Np. Ik that’s not the exact title, but yeah I though that was pretty cool.

[@jacobwhiteman4357]

Im gonna be honest, I only watched your presentations about fish on yt, so this is a dream come true.

[@vanessareynolds5428]

Thank you so much for this series! As someone who has no real knowledge of fish aside from highschool bio, I'm very excited!

[@noahbrown2725]

Chad: Is cold blooded Opah: We'll see about that

[@-kitsuneangelz-6616]

after finding your channel i have watched all of your videos, and have gotten really interested in just learning more so this is a dream come true that you are more then happy to teach free lessons like this to everyone. thanks so much ^^

[@Teruteku]

Thanks, without this video i wouldn't ever guessed what a fish is

[@coldoil4999]

What better a video to watch while preparing and baking a fish

[@falcawnknee353]

As someone who's always really wanted to get into Marine Biology as a kid, but never really knew where to start, nor where I could find a job pertaining to it outside of curriculum, considering as you said, so many people just don't know nor care enough about aquatic life, (still do, maybe one day I'll find something, somewhere) I seriously appreciate you sharing your knowledge and information on KZbin and twitch. The content is extremely informative, yet enjoyable to watch. You definitely put a lot of yourself into your videos, which is obviously super huge, but managing to do it in an educational fashion is difficult for many. Thank you again for the awesome content and can't wait for more documentaries and lectures.

[@duhslimshadow7985]

Thank you for supporting free education!!!! Thank you!!!

[@sarhabernalumana4206]

Hagfish be like it's evolving just backwards.

[@ev6153]

I've been searching for something like this for years, thank you so much!!

[@Achillobator_giganticus]

a fish is something that has GILLS, ZAK

[@adamlisiewicz1777]

Finally trurly educational content from Zack

[@carlijarosz5786]

Can't tell you how much these videos mean to aspiring marine biologists like me. Thank you for all the content you put out

[@YEs69th420]

Super excited for the rest of this series. Utterly fascinated by aquatic life and you're really good at explaining some of the stranger concepts.

[@thatwannabeauthor977]

Yo!! Really loving this series so far! Your channel was one of the things that made me realize I wanted to be a marine biologist, thank you so much for making series like these!

[@eenoshiimi1971]

Im here as a fisheries student and struggling with Ichthyology, thank you so much this was so helpful.

[@mynameisatree]

Im really excited for this series, I'm currently in high school and I don't know a whole lot about fish (I live in a desert), but all of your videos make fish so interesting

[@KYLXBN]

Very informative; I never thought I would enjoy such a video! I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to know more about fishes!

[@wilhelmtan5301]

I love this. I want to learn more about fish. I hope this continues til the end

[@eichelhaher7186]

Those were some really cool facts. I look forward to the next lesson!

[@3vs891]

Memes aside this is an incredible idea, can't wait for more lectures. I never imagined I would have looked forward to fish lectures but here I am.

[@lynx577]

I’m going all in; taking notes and everything. This is gonna be great. Keep up the good work! 👍

[@azurella811]

youtube recommended me your videos and i’ve been watching nonstop. i never thought i’d be so invested in fish biology but here i am! this is so cool!! i didn’t skip ads for you king 👑

[@bonelessdolphin9722]

Excited for the section on sharks, rays, and chimera! Absolutely adore them.

[@14377431]

Absolutely love the direction your channel is going! Can tell you with certainty that I wouldn't be watching a lecture series on fish if it wasn't for you. Really looking forward to the fish taxonomy lecture!!! Thank you

[@thatjuliusfellow5664]

im in love with this series already

[@ioincognito]

You're a great teacher/educater , you make things engaging and interesting in a way some of my own teachers cant achieve. Great work overall and I look foreward to the next lecture!

[@Sleepysteff.]

I plan on being a Marine Biologist, so this is perfect! Thank you, your lectures are so easy to follow and very insightful.

[@bloodfartmoon2765]

This is amazing work youre doing mate i really do hope this series gets popular and more youtubers from various different subjects start doing things like this

[@bryannolte.chi.9340]

Perfect way to spend self-isolation! Thank you Zack!

[@lineroll9763]

can’t wait to see more of this series!! thank you for making this information available for everyone :)

[@bibs.sr23g]

your videos made me get interested in biology and i liked it so much it is now one of my top picks for college, so im REALLY excited for this series

[@Ice-ps9yo]

I used to be a huge nerd at paleontology and my favorite prehistoric animals were aquatic ones, especially fish

[@thcrimsnfckr666]

Great lecture idkw but you talking about fish is extremely relaxing and interesting to me

[@rustycrayons5235]

I always love the educational aspects of your videos, so seeing videos such as this devoted entirely to education is really enjoyable

[@rexinkognito2740]

AVNJ: "Almost everything we can observe in our world outside of flora is a fish" Invertebrates and fungi: "ArE wE a JoKe To YoU?"

[@NightSkyNyx]

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to make this series! I’ve always had a massive interest in the ocean, fish, and marine biology since basically forever (currently in high school at the moment) so this series is basically a godsend for me

[@tsnswimming7119]

forgot about this video until i rewatched it. genuinely forgot how informative this is lmao

[@yonashorvath8338]

Thank you for creating this AVNJ. I'm 22 and I started following your channel a few weeks ago and I'm really enjoying it. I grew up in the coastal regions of Southeast Asia and near to the massive lake Malawi. I was always interested in Marine Biology and have an Advanced Open water diving license, but I haven't had the time to study the field properly. I was nearly going to help some researchers map some reefs in Cambodia this winter but Covid cancelled the operation. I'm studying in the Netherlands right now doing Political Science and International Relations with a minor in sustainability because I want to help solve the worlds problems; but creating music and understanding the Biosphere, and especially the beauty of Marine life, are more deeply rooted passions that I'll forever be drawn to. I appreciate your work. I hope you touch on the Clown Triggerfish somehow.

[@mandoanimations9056]

I wish i had a teacher like this guy

[@deathbyeels3824]

oh my god, thank you so much. I've always wanted to learn about fish and the ocean and your videos are by far my favorite! I will be looking forward more of these types of videos by you in the future