Pliny 's documentation was the last significant contribution to ichthyology until the European Renaissance .
Pliny the Elder , a notable Roman naturalist , compiled the ichthyological works of indigenous Greeks , including verifiable and ambiguous peculiarities such as the sawfish and mermaid respectively .
naturalist 's documentation was the last significant contribution to ichthyology until the European Renaissance .
Pliny the Elder , a notable Roman naturalist , compiled the ichthyological works of indigenous Greeks , including verifiable and ambiguous peculiarities such as the sawfish and mermaid respectively .