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Angler catfish (genus Chaca) Anglerfish (order Lophiiformes) Antarctic cod. Antarctic icefish (suborder Notothenioidei of order Perciformes) Antenna codlet (Bregmaceros atlanticus) Arapaima (genus Arapaima) Archerfish (genus Toxotes and family Toxotidae) Arctic char. Armored gurnard (family Peristediidae)
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 ( vernacular ) names. With so many species in so many places, it is inevitable that many common names are applied to more than one species.
C. List of cartilaginous fish. List of cichlid fish of Africa. List of cichlid fish of South America. List of commercially important fish species. List of Corydoras species. List of critically endangered fishes.
Infraclass Holostei (gars and bowfins) Infraclass Teleostei (many orders of common fish) Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) Subclass Actinistia (coelacanths) Subclass Dipnoi (lungfish, sister group to the tetrapods) † – indicates extinct taxon. Some palaeontologists contend that because Conodonta are chordates, they are primitive fish.
List of animal names. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on ...
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.
Poke (dish) Poke (/ ˈpoʊkeɪ /; Hawaiian for 'to slice' or 'cut crosswise into pieces'; [3][4] sometimes anglicised as poké to aid pronunciation as two syllables) [5][6][7] is a dish of diced raw fish tossed in sauce and served either as an appetizer or a main course. [8][9]
Named after parts of animals. The following fish have common names which are based on specific body parts of other animals: Bullhead minnow. Bullhead shark. Bullhead triplefin. Various sculpins and catfish known as bullhead. California sheephead. Cownose ray. Duckbill.