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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.
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.
This is a list of fish families sorted alphabetically by scientific name. There are 525 families in the list.
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A highly spirited fish that may occasionally chase its own species as well as harass slow moving fish with long fins. This fish is very hardy and can stand a variety of water qualities. Disease is not a big problem with the black tetra. The black tetra is also known as the black skirt tetra.
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