| Abstract: | In this article,the ancient Chinese history in marine an imal research is divided into three periods: pre-Qin, Qin-Han-Wei-Jin dynast y, and Sui-Tang till Ming-Qing dynasty. The article expounds the results of re search on marine animals that have been done by people in the country,including the recording of the specimens, evolution of naming, classification, habit of ma rine animals, development and resource protection etc. The article introduces th e outstanding scientists who made contributions to the marine animal research in different history periods and their representative works. The article also expl ains the characters of researches of marine animals in different stage. |
