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Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
Fish portal; There are well over 20,000 species of fish, each with a unique scientific name. In addition to their scientific name, many species have one or more common names. With so many species in so many places, it is inevitable that many common names are applied to more than one species.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. ... List of fish common names; List of longest ...
List of aquarium fish by scientific name. ... Print/export Download as PDF ... This article lists fish commonly kept in aquariums and ponds. [1] Anguilliformes ...
As cute as its name implies, dressed in spotty, stripy pajamas. Also known as the spotted cardinalfish; scientific name sphaeramia nematoptera. Maximum length: 3.5 inches
Catalog of Fishes is a comprehensive on-line database and reference work on the scientific names of fish species and genera. It is global in its scope and is hosted by the California Academy of Sciences. It has been compiled and is continuously updated by the curator emeritus of the CAS fish collection, William N. Eschmeyer.
Lists of aquarium life include lists of fish, amphibians, invertebrates and plants in freshwater, brackish and marine aquariums. In fishkeeping, suitable species of aquarium fish, plants and other organisms vary with the size, water chemistry and temperature of the aquarium. Freshwater-specific lists: List of freshwater aquarium amphibian species
Print/export Download as PDF ... This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.