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The branch of zoology dealing with the study of fishes is

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Entomology
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Mammalogy
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Ichthyology
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Ornithology
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Solution

The correct option is C Ichthyology
Entomology is the branch which deals with the scientific study of insects. This is a branch of arthropodology which studies the organisms with joint appendages.
Mammalogy is the study of mammals which is a class of vertebrates.
Ichthyology is the branch of biology devoted to the study of fishes.
Ornithology is a branch of zoology, that concerns the study of birds and their characteristics.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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