List of fish named after animals

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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.

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Named after fish

The following fish have common names that are based on the names of other fish:

Named after reptiles and amphibians

The following fish have common names that are based on the names of reptiles and amphibians:

Named after invertebrates

The following fish have common names that are based on the names of invertebrates:

Named after birds

The following fish have common names that are based on the names of birds:

Named after mammals

The following fish have common names that are based on the names of mammals:

Named after mythical animals

The following fish have common names that are based on the names of mythical animals(not listed here is the serpent eel):

Named after two animals

The following fish have common names that are based on the names of two different animals:

Named after parts of animals

The following fish have common names which are based on specific body parts of other animals:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Mogurnda mogurnda (Richardson, 1844)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Conocara salmoneum (Gill & Townsend, 1897)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  3. ↑ "Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  4. ↑ "Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Apistogramma cacatuoides (Hoedeman, 1951)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-25.
  6. ↑ "Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Trimmatom macropodus (Winterbottom, 1989)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  8. ↑ "Callionymus sphinx (Fricke & Heckele, 1984)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Scorpaena albifimbria (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  10. ↑ "Sanopus splendidus (Collette, Starck & Phillips, 1974)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  11. ↑ "Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
  12. ↑ "Opsanus pardus (Goode & Bean, 1880)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  13. ↑ "Chatrabus melanurus (Barnard, 1927)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-02-17.
  15. ↑ "Siganus vulpinus (Schlegel & Müller, 1845)". FishBase. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
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