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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.
This is a list of freshwater fish pursued by recreational anglers. Alligator gar; American paddlefish; Amur catfish; Amur pike; Arapaima; Arctic grayling; Asian arowana; Asp (fish) Atlantic salmon; Atlantic sturgeon; Australian bass; Australian grayling; Bagarius yarrelli; Barramundi; Basa (fish) Bayad; Beluga (sturgeon) Biara; Black arowana ...
Unusual names have caused issues for scientists explaining genetic diseases to lay-people, such as when an individual is affected by a gene with an offensive or insensitive name. [13] This has particularly been noted in patients with a defect in the sonic hedgehog gene pathway and the disease formerly named CATCH22 for "cardiac anomaly, T-cell ...
This is a list of fish with common names that are based on the names of other animals. The names listed here may refer to single species, broader taxa (genera, families), or assortments of types. Where names are ambiguous, the various meanings should be listed here.
This is a list of marine fish pursued by recreational anglers. African pompano; African threadfish; Archosargus probatocephalus; Arripis trutta; Atlantic Spanish mackerel; Australasian snapper; Bar jack; Barcheek trevally; Bigeye trevally; Black drum; Black grouper; Black-banded trevally; Blacktip trevally; Bludger (fish) Blue trevally; Bluefin ...
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List of aquarium fish by scientific name. 3 languages. ... This article lists fish commonly kept in aquariums and ponds. [1] Anguilliformes. Muraenidae.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...