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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.
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.
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.
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Lists of prehistoric fish (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Lists of fishes" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total.
Fishes are a paraphyletic group and for this reason, the class Pisces seen in older reference works is no longer used in formal taxonomy.Traditional classification divides fish into three extant classes (Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes), and with extinct forms sometimes classified within those groups, sometimes as their own classes: [1]
1 Fish. 2 Roe. 3 Shellfish. Toggle Shellfish subsection. 3.1 Crustaceans. 3.2 Mollusca. 3.3 Cephalopods. 4 Echinoderms. 5 Medusozoa. 6 Tunicates (sea squirts) 7 See ...
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.