China is a major aquaculture country,and the key to moving towards a strong country in aquaculture lies in the cultivation of talents.Aquatic Animal Genetics is one of the core courses of the aquaculture major,the continuous improvement of its course teaching quality and effect is the basis for cultivating excellent aquatic talents.Herein,this article first summarized the distinctive characteristics of the course of Aquatic Animal Genetics,including"strong cutting-edge,logic,and practicality".Then focusing on the three major topics in the course teaching,namely"Teaching materials-Teachers-Student",this article analyzed the problems in the current teaching and explored the reform ways,in order to promote the cultivation of aquaculture professionals.