Please would somebody tell me the Greek or Latin name for the science dealing with sharks?

http://www.elasmodiver.com/elasmobranch_...


has a nice taxonomy of the subclass elasmobranchii (sharks %26amp; kin). otherwise, as the others have stated, Ictheology for studying fish, shark bio in whatever language you speak for studying sharks.

Please would somebody tell me the Greek or Latin name for the science dealing with sharks?
ichthyologist but specifically sharks is a shark biologist








So, You Wanna Be a Shark Biologist


I receive queries about how to become a shark biologist at least a dozen times a month. The assumption seems to be that, since I am out there doing it and apparently quite successful at it, I must know "the secret".





I am a little uneasy about answering questions about how to become a shark biologist. This is in part because I get the distinct impression that most question askers have a somewhat glorified or idealized perception of what shark research entails and partly because I'm not sure that how I got where I am is a reliable path to recommend others to follow. My own path has been a strange mix of very traditional and highly unorthodox steps, requiring equal parts perseverance, hard work, and sheer luck.





About half of all queries about breaking into shark research ask specifically how to get be a Great White researcher. These make me very nervous. Sure, working with White Sharks is really neat, but setting out to be among the very, very few to study these rare and elusive creatures as a full-time career is a bit like setting out to become an astronaut. Frankly, you have a significantly better chance of becoming head of a Fortune 500 corporation than you have of becoming a full-time White Shark researcher.





For those of you who are unwavering in your certainty that shark research is what you really want to pursue as a career, I offer the following advice based on my own experience as well as that of many of my colleagues. It is offered in good faith and to the best of my abilities. But I cannot guarantee that if you follow my advice you absolutely, positively will end up a shark biologist.





Your best strategy is probably to blend my advice with that of your parents, professors, and friends and - above all - trust your instincts to help you find your own path 鈥?just as I have done.
Reply:An ichthyologist studies fish. I don't know if there is a special name for somebody who just studies sharks.