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Fish Scientific Names

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Fish Scientific Names Y

• Yellow Banded Moenkhausia - Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
• Yellow Julie - Julidochromis ornatus
• Yellow King Piranha - Serrasalmus ternetzi
• Yellow Kribensis - Pelvicachromis humilis
• Yellow Lab - Labidochromis caeruleus
• Yellow Regal Peacock Cichlid - Aulonocara baenschi
• Yellow-Finned Xenotilapia - Xenotilapia flavipinnis
• Yellow-Tailed Congo Tetra - Hemigrammopetersius caudalis
• Yellow-Tailed Violet Cichlid - Gephyrochromis moorii
• Yellow Tetra - Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus
• Yo-yo Loach - Botia lohachata

Fish Scientific Names Z

• Zamora Catfish - Auchenipterichthys thoracatus
• Zebra Cichlid - Pseudotropheus zebra
• Zebra Danio - Brachydanio rerio
• Zebra Fish - Brachydanio rerio
• Zebra Loach - Botia striata
• Zebra Mbuna - Pseudotropheus zebra
• Zebra Pleco - Hypancistrus zebra
• Zebra Shovelnose - Merodontotus tigrinus
• Zebra Tilapia - Tilapia buttikoferi
• Zilli’s Tilapia - Tilapia zillii
• Zipper Loach - Noemacheilus botia
• Zollinger’s Hillstream Loach - Homaloptera zollingeri

Fish Scientific Names W

• Wallago Catfish - Wallago attu
• Warmouth - Lepomis gulosus
• Weather Loach - Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
• Werner’s Panchax - Aplocheilus dayi werneri
• West African - Polypterus retropinnis
• West Australian Pygmy Perch - Edelia vittata
• Western Mosquitofish - Gambusia affinis
• Whiptailed Banjo Catfish - Platystacus cotylephorus
• White Cheek Gobie - Rhinogobius wui
• White Knifefish - Orthosternarchus tamandua
• White Piranha - Serrasalmus rhombeus
• White Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
• White Spot Tetra - Aphyocharax paraguayensis
• White Spotted Cichlid - Tropheus duboisi
• White-Finned Synodontis - Synodontis caudovittatus
• White-Spotted Tropheus - Tropheus duboisi
• Wimple - Myxocyprinus asiaticus
• Wimple Piranha - Catoprion mento
• Wolf Fish - Hoplias malabaricus
• Wolf Tetra - Hydrocynus goliath
• Wolff’s Glassfish - Parambassis wolffii

Fish Scientific Names V

• Vampire Pleco - Leporacanthicus galaxias
• Variegated Platy - Xiphophorus variatus
• Variegated Shark - Labeo variegatus
• Venustus - Nimbochromis venusta
• Violet Goby - Gobioides broussoneti

Fish Scientific Names X

• X-Ray Tetra - Pristella maxillaris

Fish Scientific Names T

• Tail-Light Tetra - Bryconops melanurus
• Tail-Spot Corydoras - Corydoras caudimaculatus
• Talking Catfish - Amblydoras hancocki
• Tanganyika Lampeye - Lamprichthys tanganicanus
• Tanganyikan Catfish - Lophiobagrus cyclurus
• Tapah Catfish - Wallago leerii
• Targetfish - Terapon jarbua
• Tarpon - Megalops cyprinoldes
• T-Barb - Barbus lateristriga
• Temporalis Cichlid - Telmatochromis temporalis
• Tenuis Tetra - Mimagoniates lateralis
• Ternetzi Anostomus - Anostomus ternetzi
• Texas Cichlid - Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum
• Thick-Lipped Gourami - Colisa labiosa
• Thomas’ Chaetostoma - Chaetostoma thomasi
• Threadfin Acara - Acarichthys heckelli
• Threadfin Rainbowfish - Irantherina werneri
• Thread-Finned Cichlid - Acarichthys heckelii
• Three Spot Eartheater - Geophagus daemon
• Three Spot Gourami - Trichogaster trichopterus
• Three-Lined Pencilfish - Nannostomus trifasciatus
• Three-Lined Pimelodid - Pimelodus albofasciatus
• Three-Lined Rasbora - Rasbora trilineata
• Three-Spot Earth Eater - Satanoperca daemon
• Three-Spot Gourami - Trichogaster trichopterus
• Three-Spot Tetra - Odontostilbe kriegi
• Three-Striped Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma trifasciata
• Three-Striped Pencilfish - Nannobrycon eques
• Ticto Barb - Barbus ticto
• Tiger Barb - Barbus schuberti
• Tiger Characin - Hydrocynus vittatus
• Tiger Loach - Botia helodes
• Tiger Ray - Potamotrygon menchacai
• Tiger Shovelnose Catfish - Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
• Tiger Tetra - Hoplias malabaricus
• Tiger Tilapia - Tilapia mariae
• Tinfoil Barb - Barbodes schwanefeldii
• Tire Track Eel - Mastacembelus armatus
• Toae Cichlid - Neolamprologus toae
• Tretocephalus Cichlid - Neolamprologus tretocephalus
• Trewavas’ Mbuna - Labeotropheus trewavasae
• Trewava’s Neolebias - Neolebias trewavasae
• Trimac Cichlid - Cichlasoma trimaculatum
• Tropical Gar - Atractosteus tropicus
• True Red Congo Tetra - Micralestes stormsi
• Turquoise Severum - Heros appendiculatus
• Twig Catfish - Farlowella acus
• Twin-Stripe Pencilfish - Nannostomus digrammus
• Two Point Tetra - Brycinus bimaculatus
• Two-Banded Cichlid - Telmatochromis bifrenatus
• Two-Lined Pencilfish - Nannostomus bifasciatus
• Two-Rayed Banjo Catfish - Bunocephalus hypsiurus
• Two-Spot Barb - Barbus bimaculatus
• Two-Spot Cichlid - Cichlasoma bimaculatum
• Two-Spot Pink Bagrid - Mystus micracanthus
• Two-Spot Rasbora - Rasbora elegans elegans

Fish Scientific Names U

• Uaru - Uaru amphicanthiodes
• Umbee - Cichlasoma umbriferum
• Upside-Down Catfish - Synodontis nigriventris
• Usamacinta Buffalo - Ictiobus meridionalis

Fish Scientific Names R

• Rachow’s Darter Tetra - Characidium rachovii
• Rainbow Cichlid - Herotilapia multispinosa
• Rainbow Copella - Copella vilmae
• Rainbow Shark - Epalzeorhynchos frenatum
• Rainbow Tetra - Nematobrycon palmeri
• Ram Cichlid - Microgeophagus ramirezi
• Rathbun’s Bloodfin - Aphyocharax rathbuni
• Red Aphyosemion - Aphyosemion sjoestedti
• Red Base Tetra - Hemigrammus stictus
• Red Bellied Piranha - Serrasalmus nattereri
• Red Breast Acara - Laetacara dorsigera
• Red Breasted Flag Cichlid - Laetacara dorsiger
• Red Congo Tetra - Alestes imberi
• Red Devil - Amphilophus labiatus
• Red Eyed Tetra - Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
• Red Fin Banded Pencilfish - Nannostomus erythrurus
• Red Fin Otocinclus - Parotocinclus maculicauda
• Red Fin Pickerel - Esox americanus americanus
• Red Fin Shark - Epalzeorhynchos frenatus
• Red Finned Cigar Shark - Leptobarbus hoevenii
• Red Finned Loach - Botia lecontei
• Red Finned Pike Cichlid - Crenicichla johanna
• Red Gill Congo Tetra - Phenacogrammus major
• Red Gourami - Colisa lalia
• Red Headed Cichlid - Cichlasoma synspilum
• Red Hook Silver Dollar - Myleus rubripinnis rubripinnis
• Red Hump Eartheater - Geophagus steindachneri
• Red Pacu - Piaractus brachypomus
• Red Piranha - Serrasalmus nattereri
• Red Rainbowfish - Glossolepis incisus
• Red Ram - Microgeophagus altispinosa
• Red Rasbora - Rasbora heteromorpha
• Red Salmon Rainbowfish - Glossolepis incisus
• Red Shark - Epalzeorhynchos frenatus
• Red Snakehead - Channa micropeltes
• Red Spot Callochromis - Callochromis pleurospilus
• Red Spot Silver Dollar - Metynnis luna
• Red Spotted Characin - Copeina guttata
• Red Spotted Cichlid - Cichlasoma bifasciatum
• Red Spotted Pyrrhulina - Pyrrhulina rachoviana
• Red Stripe Rasbora - Rasbora pauciperforata
• Red Striped Earth Eater - Geophagus surinamensis
• Red Striped Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata
• Red Tailed Black Shark - Epalzeorhynchus bicolor
• Red Tailed Catfish - Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
• Red Tailed Goodeid - Xenotoca eiseni
• Red Tailed Hemiodopsis - Hemiodopsis microlepis
• Red Tailed Labeo - Epalzeorhynchus bicolor
• Red Tailed Rasbora - Rasbora borapetensis
• Red Tailed Shark - Epalzeorhynchos bicolor
• Red Terror - Cichlasoma festae
• Red Tipped Bleeding Heart Tetra - Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotos
• Red Tuxedo Platy - Xiphophorus maculatus
• Red Wagtail Platy - Xiphophorus maculatus
• Red Zebra Mbuna - Pseudotropheus estherae
• Red Zebra - Metriaclima estherae
• Regan’s Julie - Julidochromis regani
• Regan’s Pike Cichlid - Crenicichla regani
• Rice Swamp Eel - Monopterus albus
• Ring Tailed Pike Cichlid - Crenicichla saxatilis
• Rio Grande Perch - Herichthys cyanoguttatum
• Rio Madeira Apistogramma - Apistogramma sp.
• Rio Meta Pimelodid - Pimelodella metae
• River Barb - Barbus barbus
• Roanoke Hog Sucker - Hypentelium roanokense
• Roloff’s Kribensis - Pelvicachromis roloffi
• Ropefish - Erpetoichthys calabaricus
• Rostratus - Fossorochromis rostratus
• Rosy Barb - Barbus conchonius
• Rosy Tetra - Hyphessobrycon bentosi rosaceus
• Rough Fish - Myxocyprinus asiaticus
• Royal Knifefish - Chitala blanci
• Royal Pleco - Panaque nigrolineatus
• Royal Whiptail Farlowella - Sturisoma panamense
• Ruby Barb - Puntius nigrofasciatus
• Ruby Shark - Epalzeorhynchos frenatus
• Rummynose Tetra - Hemigrammus bleheri
• Russian Bitterling - Acanthorhodeus asmussi
• Russian Weather Loach - Misgurnus bipartitusis
• Rusty Frogmouth Catfish - Chaca bankanensis

Fish Scientific Names S

• Saddle Cichlid - Aequidens tetramerus
• Saddleback Hill-Stream Loach - Gastromyzon punctulatus
• Saddled Bichir - Polypterus endlicheri
• Saddled Hillstream Loach - Homaloptera orthogoniata
• SAE - Crossocheilus siamensis
• Sailfin Brochis - Brochis splendens
• Sailfin Characin - Crenuchus spilurus
• Sailfin Marbled Pimelodid - Leiarius pictus
• Sailfin Molly - Poecilia velifera
• Sailfin Pleco - Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps
• Sajica Cichlid - Cichlasoma sajica
• Salaween River Danio - Brachydanio shanisis
• Salvini Cichlid - Cichlasoma salvini
• Saulosi Mbuna - Pseudotropheus saulosi
• Scat - Scatophagus argus
• Schwanefeld’s Barb - Barbodes schwanefeldii
• Scissor-Tail Rasbora - Rasbora trilineata
• Seba Mono - Psettus sebae
• Senegalus Bichir - Polypterus senegalus
• Serpae Tetra - Hyphessobrycon eques
• Serrated Piranha - Serrasalmus serrulatus
• Seven Spotted Archerfish - Toxotes chatareus
• Severum - Heros severus
• Severus - Heros severus
• Sharp Toothed Tetra - Micralestes acutidens
• Short-Finned Congo Tetra - Hemigrammopetersius intermedius
• Short-Lined Pyrrhulina - Pyrrhulina brevis brevis
• Shortnose Gar - Lepisosteus platostomus
• Shortnose Sturgeon - Acipenser brevirostrum
• Shovelnose Catfish - Sorubim lima
• Shovelnose Sturgeon - Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
• Siamese Algae Eater - Crossocheilus siamensis
• Siamese Fighting Fish - Betta splendens
• Siamese Flying Fox - Crossocheilus siamensis
• Siamese Tigerfish - Coius microlepis
• Sierra Leone Barb - Barbus leonensis
• Sierra Leone Dwarf Characin - Ladigesia roloffi
• Silver & Red Barb - Hampala macrolapidota
• Silver Arowana - Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
• Silver Cichlid - Vieja argentea
• Silver Distichodus - Distichodus affinis
• Silver Dollar - Metynnis argenteus
• Silver Gourami - Trichogaster trichopterus
• Silver Hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus sternicla
• Silver Hemiodopsis - Hemiodopsis immaculatus
• Silver Mylossoma - Mylossoma duriventre
• Silver Needlefish - Xenentodon cancila
• Silver Pacu - Colossoma brachypomus
• Silver Prochilodus - Semaprochilodus taeniurus
• Silver Scat - Selenotoca multifasciata
• Silver Shark - Balantiocheilus melanopterus
• Silver Silk - Polynemus paradiseus
• Silvertip Tetra - Hasemania nana
• Six Barred Epiplatys - Epiplatys sexfaciatus
• Six-Bar Lamprologus - Neolamprologus sexfasciatus
• Six-Barred Distichodus - Distichodus sexfasciatus
• Skunk Loach - Botia morleti
• Slant Nosed Gar - Ctenolucius hujeta hujeta
• Sleepy Cod - Oxyeleotirs marmoratus
• Slender Hemiodus - Hemiodus gracilis
• Slender Mbuna - Pseudotropheus elongatus
• Slender-Tail Hap - Buccochromis lepturus
• Smallmouth Buffalo - Ictiobus bubalus
• Snakefish - Erpetoichthys calabaricus
• Snakeskin Gourami - Trichogaster pectoralis
• Snow King Pleco - Liposarcus anisitsi
• Socolof’s Mbuna - Pseudotropheus socolofi
• Socolof’s Tetra - Gymnocorymbus socolofi
• Southern Julie - Julidochromis ornatus
• Southern Soft-Spined Rainbowfish - Rhadinocentrus ornatus
• Spangled Jewel Perch - Leiopotherapon unicolor
• Spanner Barb - Barbus lateristriga
• Sparkling Earth Eater - Satanoperca acuticeps
• Sparkling Geophagus - Geophagus acuticeps
• Sparkling Panchax - Aplocheilus lineatus
• Speciosus Cichlid - Lamprologus speciosus
• Speckled Gobie Cichlid - Tanganicodus irsacae
• Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish - Pseudosphromenus cupanus
• Spilotum - Cichlasoma nicaraguense
• Spiny Eel - Macrognathus aculeatus
• Spiny Pleco - Pseudacanthicus spinosus
• Splash Tetra - Copella arnoldi
• Spotfin Tetra - Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
• Spot-Line Peacock Cichlid - Cichla temensis
• Spotnosed Gar - Lepisosteus platostomus
• Spotted African Lungfish - Protopterus dolloi
• Spotted Barb - Barbus binotatus
• Spotted Barramundi - Scleropages leichardtii
• Spotted Blue-Eye - Pseudomugil gertrudae
• Spotted Bristle-Nosed Pleco - Ancistrus hoplogenys
• Spotted Cachorro - Acestrorhynchus falcatus
• Spotted Climbing Perch - Ctenopoma acutirostre
• Spotted Doras - Agamyxis pectinifrons
• Spotted Gar - Lepisosteus oculatus
• Spotted Gourami - Malpulutta kretseri
• Spotted Hoplo - Hoplosternum pectorale
• Spotted Pike Characin - Boulengerella maculata
• Spotted Pimelodid - Pimelodus maculatus
• Spotted Pimelodus - Pimelodus pictus
• Spotted Piranha - Serrasalmus rhombeus
• Spotted Rasbora - Boraras maculatus
• Spotted Shovelnose - Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
• Spotted Silver Dollar - Metynnis lippincottianus
• Spotted Snakehead - Channa punctata
• Spotted Tail Mosquitofish - Heterandria bimaculata
• Spotted Thick-Lipped Loach - Nemacheilus strauchi
• Spotted Zamora - Auchenipterichthys longimanus
• Squarehead Earth Eater - Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys
• Star-Gazing Doradid - Astrodoras asterifrons
• Star-Gazing Pike Cichlid - Crenicichla cametana
• Steindachner’s Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma steindachneri
• Sterba’s Corydoras - Corydoras sterbai
• Sterlet - Acipenser ruthenus
• Stoliczka’s Loach - Nemacheilus stoliczkai
• Stone Loach - Barbatula barbatula
• Strigata Pike Cichlid - Crenicichla strigata
• Striolatus Piranha - Serrasalmus striolatus
• Striped African Darter - Nannocharax fasciatus
• Striped Anostomus - Anostomus anostomus
• Striped Goby Cichlid - Eretomodus cyanostictus
• Striped Headstander - Anostomus anostomus
• Striped Julie - Julidochromis regani
• Striped Lamprologus - Neolamprologus buescheri
• Striped Metynnis - Metynnis fasciatus
• Striped Panchax - Aplocheilus lineatus
• Striped Phyrrhulina - Pyrrhulina vittata
• Striped Pike Characin - Boulengerella lateristriga
• Striped Silver Dollar - Metynnis hypsauchen fasciatus
• Striped Sleeper Goby - Dormitator maculatus
• Striped Snakehead - Channa striata
• Striped Synodontis - Synodontis flavitaeniatus
• Striped Tailor - Alburnoides taeniatus
• Sturgeon Catfish - Platystomatichthys sturio
• Sucker Barb - Barbichthys laevis
• Sucking Loach - Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
• Sulphurhead Hap - Otopharynx lithobates
• Sumatran Barb - Capoeta tetrazona
• Sun Loach - Botia eos
• Suriname Eartheater - Geophagus proximus
• Swordtail - Xiphophorus hellerii
• Swordtail Characin - Corynopoma riisei

Fish Scientific Names P

• Pacific Fat Sleeper Goby - Dormitator latifrons
• Pacu - Myleus rubripinnis rubripinnis
• Painted Glass Fish - Chanda sp.
• Painted Talking Catfish - Acanthodoras cataphractus
• Pakistani Loach - Botia lohachata
• Palembang Pufferfish - Tetraodon biocellatus
• Panda Corydoras - Corydoras panda
• Panda Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma nijsseni
• Papuan Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia papuae
• Paradise Fish - Macropodus opercularis
• Paradise Threadfin - Polynemus paradiseus
• Paraense Catfish - Brachyplatystoma paraense
• Paraguay Mouthbrooder - Gymnogeophagus balzanii
• Parallel Striped Mbuna - Melanochromis parallelus
• Parkinson’s Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia parkinsoni
• Parnahybae Catfish - Brachyplatystoma parnahybae
• Paroon Shark - Pangasius sanitswongi
• Parrot Cichlid - Hoplarchus psittacus
• Parrot Pacu - Ossubtus xinguensis
• Pasionis Cichlid - Cichlasoma pasionis
• Pastel Cichlid - Amphilophus alfari
• Payne’s Synodontis - Mochokiella paynei
• Peaceful Betta - Betta imbellis
• Peacock Cichlid - Cichla ocellaris
• Peacock Eel - Macrognathus aculeatus
• Peacock Goby - Tateurndina ocellicauda
• Pearl Cichlid - Geophagus brasiliensis
• Pearl Danio - Danio albolineatus
• Pearl Gourami - Trichogaster leeri
• Pearl Roach - Rutilus erythrophthamus
• Pearl-Linned Lamprologus - Neolamprologus tetracanthus
• Pearly Lamprologus - Altolamprologus calvus
• Penang Mouthbrooding Fighter - Betta pugnax
• Penguin Tetra - Thayeria boehlkei
• Pepper Tetra - Axelrodia stigmatias
• Peppered Corydoras - Corydoras paleatus
• Perruno Catfish - Perrunichthys perruno
• Peruvian Tetra - Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
• Peter’s Elephantnose - Gnathonemus petersii
• Pictus Catfish - Pimelodus pictus
• Pig-Face Pufferfish - Tetraodon suvatti
• Pike Cichlid - Crenicichla lepidota
• Pike Piranha - Serrasalmus elongatus
• Piketop Minnow - Belonesox belizanus
• Pinche Piranha - Serrasalmus eigenmanni
• Pingi Logsucker - Garra pingi pingi
• Pinktailed Chaleus - Chalceus macrolepidotus
• Piraiba Catfish - Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
• Piraya Piranha - Serrasalmus piraya
• Pittier’s Tetra - Moenkhausia pitteri
• Plain Goby Cichlid - Spathodus marlieri
• Plain Nattereri - Copella nattereri
• Platinum Tetra - Hemigrammus vorderwinkleri
• Platy - Xiphophorus maculatus
• Pleco - Hypostomus plecostomus
• Plumed Lyretail - Aphyosemion filamentosum
• Pollen’s Cichlid - Paratilapia polleni “Madagascar”
• Polli Marbled Bichir - Polypterus palmas polli
• Poll’s Upside-Down Catfish - Synodontis polli
• Port Acara - Aequidens portalegrensis
• Port Hoplo - Hoplosternum thoracatum
• Porthole Catfish - Dianema longibarbis
• Powder Blue Gourami - Colisa lalia
• Praecox Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia praecox
• Pretty Pleco - Peckoltia pulcher
• Pretty Tetra - Hemigrammus pulcher
• Pumpkinseed - Lepomis gibbosus
• Purple Cichlid - Pelvicachromis pulcher
• Purple Headed Barb - Barbus nigrofasciatus
• Purple Mbuna - Melanochromis vermivorus
• Purple-Spotted Gudgeon - Mogurnda adspersa
• Purple-Striped Gudgeon - Mogurnda mogurnda
• Pygmy Rasbora - Boraras maculatus

Fish Scientific Names Q

• Queen Loach - Botia dario

Fish Scientific Names N

• Nandus - Nandus nandus
• Needle Fin Eater - Belonophago tinanti
• Needlefish - Xenentodon cancila
• Neon Tetra - Paracheirodon innesi
• Nicaragua Cichlid - Hypsophrys nicaraguensis
• Nichols’ Mouthbrooder - Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi
• Nigerian Red Krib - Pelvicachromis taeniatus
• Nikkonis Loach - Lefua nikkonis
• Nile Bichir - Polypterus bichir
• Nile Puffer - Tetraodon fahaka
• Njassae Synodontis Catfish - Synodontis njassae
• Nkata Cichlid - Copadichromis nkatae
• Nobol Distichodus - Distichodus noboli
• Norbert’s Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma norberti
• Northern Hog Sucker - Hypentelium nigricans
• Northern Sawfish - Pristis microdon
• Nyassa Blue Cichlid - Metriaclima zebra
• Nyerere’s Victoria Cichlid - Haplochromis nyererei

Fish Scientific Names O

• Obese Synodontis - Synodontis obesus
• Obliquidens Hap - Haplochromis obliquidens
• Obscure Snakehead - Parachanna obscura
• Ocellated Freshwater Stingray - Potamotrygon motoro
• Ocellated Laprologus - Lamprologus ocellatus
• Ocellated Loach - Acanthocobitis urophthalmus
• Ocellated Shell-Dweller - Neolamprologus kungweensis
• Ocellated Synodontis - Synodontis ocellifer
• Odynea Pimelodid Catfish - Pimelodella chagresi odynea
• One-Gilled Swamp Eel - Ophisternon bengalense
• One-Lined Pencilfish - Nannobrycon unifasciatus
• One-Spot Synodontis - Synodontis notatus
• Opaline Gourami - Trichogaster trichopterus
• Orange Chromide - Etroplus maculatus
• Orange-Finned Loach - Botia modesta
• Orange-Lined Cichlid - Melanochromis joanjohnsonae
• Oriental Snakehead - Channa orientalis
• Ornate Bichir - Polypterus ornatipinnis
• Ornate Ctenopoma - Ctenopoma ansorgii
• Ornate Fin Nipper - Ichthyborus ornatus
• Ornate Pimelodus - Pimelodus ornatus
• Oscar - Astronotus ocellatus
• Otocinclus - Otocinclus affinis
• Oxeye Herring - Megalops cyprinoldes
• Ozola Barb - Barilius barna

Fish Scientific Names M

• Macculloch’s Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia maccullochi
• Macmaster’s Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma macmasteri
• Madagascar Rainbowfish - Bedotia geayi
• Madeirae Swamp Eel - Synbranchus madeirae
• Magnificent Rasbora - Rasbora borapetensis
• Malabar Pufferfish - Tetraodon travancorius
• Malarmo Catfish - Duopalatinus malarmo
• Malawi Blue Dolphin - Cyrtocara moorii
• Malawi Eye-Biter - Dimidiochromis compressiceps
• Malawi Golden Cichlid - Melanochromis auratus
• Malay Combtail - Belontia hasselti
• Manchurian Loach - Leptobotia mantschurica
• Mangrove Red Snapper - Lutjanus argentimaculatus
• Many Banded Shell-Dweller - Neolamprologus multifasciatus
• Many-Spotted Cory - Corydoras polystictus
• Marakeli Cichlid - Paratilapia polleni “Madagascar”
• Marbled Bichir - Polypterus palmas
• Marbled Hatchetfish - Carnegiella strigata strigata
• Marbled Headstander - Abramites hypselonotus
• Marbled Lamprologus - Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus
• Marbled Livingston’s Hap - Nimbochromis livingstonii
• Marbled Otocinclus - Otocinclus paulinus
• Marbled Sleeper Goby - Oxyeleotris marmorata
• Marbled Swamp Eel - Synbranchus marmoratus
• Marigold Swordtail - Xiphophorus helleri
• Marigold Wag Swordtail - Xiphophorus helleri
• Marlier’s Julie - Julidochromis marlieri
• Marylin’s Pencilfish - Nannostomus marylinae
• Masked Julie - Julidochromis transcriptus
• Meridionalis Gray Bichir - Polypterus senegalus meridionalis
• Mexican Sailfin Molly - Poecilia velifera
• Mexican Swordtail - Xiphophorus montizumae
• Mexican Tetra - Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus
• Midas Cichlid - Amphilophus citrinellus
• Millions Fish - Poecilia reticulata
• Modest Loach - Botia modesta
• Molly - Poecilia latipinna
• Molly “Black” - Poecilia sphenops
• Mono - Monodactylus argenteus
• Montezuma helleri - Xiphophorus montizumae
• Moonfish “Red Wag” - Xiphophorus maculatus “Red Wag”
• Moonfish “Vtiatus Sunset” - Xiphophorus maculatus “Vtiatus Sunset”
• Moonlight Gourami - Trichogaster microlepis
• Moore’s Lamprologus - Variabilichromis moorii
• Mosaic Gourami - Trichogaster leeri
• Moss Barb - Capoeta tetrazona
• Motoro Stingray - Potamotrygon motoro
• Mottled Ctenopoma - Ctenopoma oxrynchum
• Mottled Stingray - Potamotrygon hystrix
• Mountain Barbel - Amphilius platychir
• Moustache Synodontis - Synodontis membranaceus
• Mudskipper - Periophthalmus barbarus
• Multifasciatus Dwarf Cichlid - Neolamprologus multifasciatus
• Multiradiatus Pleco - Liposarcus multiradiatus
• Murray River Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia fluviatilis
• Mustache Zamora - Auchenipterus nuchalis

Fish Scientific Names K

• Kafirnigani Gray Loach - Triplophysa dorsalis kafirnigani
• Katangae Nile Bichir - Polypterus bichir katangae
• Kenyi Cichlid - Pseudotropheus lombardoi
• Keyhole Cichlid - Cleithracara maronii
• King Bagrid - Heterobagrus bocourti
• Kingsley’s Ctenopoma - Ctenopoma kingsleyae
• Kissing Gourami - Helostoma temmincki
• Kiver - Lepomis gibbosus
• Kner’s Banjo Catfish - Dysichthys knerii
• Knight Gobie - Stigmatogobius sadanundio
• Kooliad Barb - Barbus tetrazona
• Kribensis (Krib) - Pelvicachromis pulcher
• Kuhli Loach - Pangio kuhlii
• Kuhli Loach “Black” - Pangio javanicus
• Kuiper’s Loach - Nemacheilus selangoricus
• Kyburz Tetra - Pseudochalceus kyburzi

Fish Scientific Names L

• Lace Catfish - Synodontis nigrita
• Lace Gourami - Trichogaster leeri
• Ladder Loach - Botia rostrata
• Lake Chubsucker - Erimyzon sucetta
• Lake Kutubu Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia lacustris
• Lake Tebera Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
• Lanceolate Whiptail Catfish - Rineloricaria lanceolata
• Lapradei Nile Bichir - Polypterus bichir lapradei
• Largemouth Buffalo - Ictiobus cyprinellus
• Large-Scaled Barb - Acrossocheilus sumatranus
• Laticeps Stingray - Potamotrygon laticeps
• Laulao Catfish - Brachyplatystoma vaillanti
• Le Conte’s Loach - Botia lecontei
• Leaf Fish - Monocirrhus polyacanthus
• Leeri Gourami - Trichogaster leeri
• Leleupi - Neolamprologus leleupi
• Lemon Algae Eater - Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
• Lemon Cichlid - Neolamprologus leleupi
• Lemon Fin Barb - Barbus daruphani
• Lemon Tetra - Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
• Leopard Ctenopoma - Ctenopoma acutirostre
• Leopard Danio - Brachydanio rerio “frankei”
• Leopold’s Angelfish - Pterophyllum leopoldi
• Leporinus - Leporinus fasciatus
• Leptosoma Cichlid - Cyprichromis leptosoma
• Lesser Bleeding Heart Tetra - Hyphessobrycon socolofi
• Letourneaux’s Jewel Cichlid - Hemichromis letourneauxi
• Licorice Gourami - Parosphromenus deissneri
• Lifalili Jewel Cichlid - Hemichromis lifalili
• Linam’s Pimelodella - Pimelodella linami
• Linke’s Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma linkei
• Lionhead Cichlid - Steatocranus casuarius
• Liver Catfish - Heteropneustes fossilis
• Livingstoni - Nimbochromis livingstonii
• Long Nosed Loach - Acantopsis dialuzona
• Long-Band Rasbora - Rasbora einthovenii
• Long-Finned African Tetra - Alestes longipinnis
• Long-Finned Barb - Barbus arulius
• Long-Finned Characin - Alestes chaperi
• Longnose Gar - Lepisosteus osseus
• Lyretail Killifish - Cape Lopez Lyretail Killifish
• Lyretail Lamprologus - Neolamprologus brichardi

Fish Scientific Names J

• Jack Dempsey - Cichlasoma octofasciatum
• Jae Barb - Barbus jae
• Jaguar Catfish - Liosomadoras oncinus
• Jaguar Cichlid - Cichlasoma managuense
• Jaguar Ray - Potamotrygon castexi
• Janssens’ Barb - Barbus janssensi
• Jau Catfish - Paulicea lutkeni
• Jelly Bean Tetra - Ladigesia roloffi
• Jewel Cichlid - Hemichromis bimaculatus
• Johanni Mbuna - Melanochromis johanni
• Jordan’s Catfish - Arius seemani
• Julii Corydoras - Corydoras julii
• Jumping Characin - Copella arnoldi

Fish Scientific Names I

• Ice Blue Red Top Zebra - Metriaclima greshakei
• Indian Glassfish - Parambassis ranga
• Indian Spiny Loach - Lepidocephalichthys thermalis
• Inexpectatum Pleco - Hypoptopoma inexpectatum
• Iridescent Shark - Pangasius hypophthalmus

Fish Scientific Names G

• Gamitana - Colossoma macropomum
• Gar - Boulengerella lateristriga
• Garbei Cory - Corydoras garbei
• German Ram - Microgeophagus ramirezi
• Gertrude’s Blue-Eye - Pseudomugil gertrudae
• Geryi Piranha - Serrasalmus geryi
• Giant Australian Glassfish - Parambassis gulliveri
• Giant Brochis - Brochis britskii
• Giant Danio - Danio aequipinnatus
• Giant Gourami - Osphronemus goramy
• Giant Pacu - Colossoma macropomum
• Giant Puffer - Tetraodon mbu
• Giant Raphael - Megalodoras irwini
• Giant Snakehead - Channa marulius
• Giant Tanganyika Cichlid - Boulengerochromis microlepis
• Giant Whiptail Catfish - Sturisoma aureum
• Gilded Catfish - Brachyplatystoma flavicans
• Giraffe Catfish - Auchenoglanis occidentalis
• Girardinus - Girardinus metallicus
• Glass Catfish - Kryptopterus bicirrhis
• Glittering Pencilfish - Nannostomus nitidus
• Glowlight Tetra - Hemigrammus erythrozonus
• Goeldi’s Pimelodid - Brachyplatystoma goeldii
• Gold Barb - Barbus schuberti
• Gold Dust Molly - Poecilia sphenops
• Gold Line Scissor Tail - Moenkhausia intermedia
• Gold Piranha - Serrasalmus aureus
• Golden Dwarf Cichlid - Nannacara anomala
• Golden Gourami “Pseudo Albino” - Trichogaster trichopterus
• Golden Julie - Julidochromis ornatus
• Golden Pencilfish - Nannostomus beckfordi
• Golden Pheasant - Aphyosemion sjoestedti
• Golden Tetra - Hemigrammus rodwayi
• Golden Trahira - Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus
• Golden Tropheops - Pseudotropheus tropheops
• Golden Whiptail - Sturisoma aureum
• Golden Zebra Loach - Botia robusta
• Goldfish - Carassius auratus
• Goldie River Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia goldiei
• Grant’s Peacock Cichlid - Aulonocara stuartgranti
• Granulated Catfish - Pterodoras granulosus
• Gray Loach - Triplophysa dorsalis
• Gray Pike Cichlid - Crenicichla johanna
• Green Brab - Barbus semifasciolatus
• Green Chromide - Etroplus suratensis
• Green Cory - Corydoras aeneus
• Green Discus - Symphysodon aequifasciatus
• Green Lepturus - Buccochromis lepturus
• Green Pufferfish - Tetraodon nigroviridis
• Green Scat - Scatophagus argus argus
• Green Severus - Heros serverus
• Green Sturgeon - Acipenser medirostris
• Green Terror - Aequidens rivulatus
• Green Tiger Barb - Barbus schuberti
• Green Tiger Loach - Botia hymenophysa
• Guenther’s Cichlid - Chromidotilapia guentheri guentheri
• Guinean Bichir - Polypterus ansorgii
• Gulio Catfish - Mystus gulio
• Gunther’s Cichlid - Chromidatilapia guentheri
• Guppy - Poecilia reticulata
• Guyana Slopehead Catfish - Ageneiosus brevifilis

Fish Scientific Names H

• Haitian Cichlid - Cichlasoma haitiensis
• Half-Lined Pyrrhulina - Pyrrhulina laeta
• Half-Striped Barb - Barbus semifasciolatus
• Hampala Barb - Hampala macrolepidota
• Harlequin - Rasbora heteromorpha
• Harlequin Rasbora - Rasbora heteromorpha
• Harlequin Shark - Labeo cyclorhynchus
• Harrison’s Pencilfish - Nannostomus harrisoni
• Hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus sternicla
• Head & Tail Light Tetra - Hemigrammus ocellifer
• Heterotis - Heterotis niloticus
• Hi-Fin Banded Shark - Myxocyprinus asiaticus
• High-Backed Headstander - Abramites hypselonotus
• High-Backed Tetra - Citharinus citharus
• Hi-Spot Rasbora - Rasbora dorsiocellata dorsiocellata
• Hog-Nosed Brochis - Brochis multiradiatus
• Holland’s Piranha - Serrasalmus hollandi
• Honey Gourami - Colisa chuna “Gold”
• Hong Kong Pleco - Gastromyzon ctenocephalus
• Hora’s Loach - Botia morleti
• Horsefaced Loach - Acantopsis choirorhynchos
• Humeralis Piranha - Serrasalmus humeralis
• Hyena Cichlid - Nimbochromis polystigma

Fish Scientific Names E

• Earth Eater - Satanoperca jurupari
• Eastern Mudminnow - Umbra pygmea
• Echigonia Loach - Lefua echigonia
• Edible Gourami - Osphronemus gorami
• Eduard’s Mbuna - Pseudotropheus socolofi
• Eel Loach - Pangio anguillaris
• Egyptian Mouthbrooder - Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor
• Eigenmann’s Doradid - Orinocodoras eigenmanni
• Eight-Barb Loach - Lefua costata
• Electric Blue Hap - Sciaenochromis ahli
• Electric Catfish - Malapterurus electricus
• Electric Eel - Electrophorus electricus
• Electric Yellow Hap - Labidochromis caeruleus
• Elegant Rasbora - Rasbora elegans elegans
• Elephant-Nose Cichlid - Nimbochromis linni
• Elongated Lepidiolamprologus - Lepidiolamprologus elongatus
• Emperor Tetra - Nematobrycon palmeri
• Empire Gudgeon - Hypseleotris compressa
• Entsuyui - Myxocyprinus asiaticus
• Espe’s Pencilfish - Nannostomus espei
• Ethiopian Lungfish - Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus
• European Wels - Silurus glanis
• Everglades Pigmy Sunfish - Elassoma evergladei
• Eye Spot Loach - Acanthocobitis botia
• Eye Spot Sleeper - Tateurndina ocellicauda
• Eye-Lined Pyrrhulina - Pyrrhulina rachoviana

Fish Scientific Name F

• Fairy Cichlid - Neolamprologus brichardi
• False Bumblebee Catfish - Leiocassis stenomus
• Fathead Bichir - Polypterus weeksii
• Feather-Barbel Catfish - Opsodoras stubelii
• Featherfin - Hemigrammus unilineatus
• Featherfin Synodontis - Synodontis eupterus
• Festivum - Mesonauta festivus
• Fighting Loach - Nemacheilus notostigma
• Figure Eight Pufferfish - Figure Eight Puffer
• Filament Tetra - Bryconaethiops microstoma
• Fingerfish - Monodactylus argenteus
• Fire Eel - Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
• Fire Stingray - Potamotrygon henlei
• Fire Tail - Epalzeorhynchus bicolor
• Firemouth Cichlid - Thorichthys meeki
• Fire-Tailed Gudgeon - Hypseleotris galii
• Five-Banded Barb - Barbus pentazona
• Five-Bar Cichlid - Neolamprologus tretocephalus
• Five-Spot African Cichlid - Thysochromis ansorgii
• Flag Cichlid - Laetacara curviceps
• Flag-Tailed Catfish - Dianema urostriata
• Flag-Tailed Corydoras - Corydoras robineae
• Flame Tetra - Hyphessobrycon flammeus
• Flat-Whiskered Catfish - Pinirampus pirinampu
• Florida Gar - Lepisosteus platyrhincus
• Fly River Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia sexlineata
• Flying Fox - Epalzeorhynchus kallopterus
• Fly-Speckled Hardyhead - Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
• Fork Tailed Lamprologus - Neolamprologus furcifer
• Four-Barred Tigerfish - Datnioides quadrifasciatus
• Four-Eyes - Anableps anableps
• Four-Spine Cichlid - Neolamprologus tetracanthus
• Four-Stripe Julie - Julidochromis regani
• Freiberg’s Peacock - Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
• Freiberg’s Peacock Cichlid - Aulonocara jacobfreibergi
• Freidrichsthal’s Cichlid - “Cichlasoma” freidrichsthalii
• Freshwater Barracuda - Ctenolucius hujeta
• Freshwater Bat Fish- Myxocyprinus asiaticus
• Freshwater Moray Eel - Echidna rhodochilus
• Freshwater Ray - Potamotrygon hystrix
• Frogmouth Catfish - Chaca chaca
• Frontosa Cichlid - Cyphotilapia frontosa

Fish Scientific Names D

• Dawn Loach - Botia eos
• Dawn Tetra - Aphyocharax paraguayensis
• Debauwi Cat - Pareutropius buffei
• Decorated Synodontis - Synodontis decorus
• Deepwater Hap - Placidochromis electra
• Denison’s Flying Fox - Crossocheilus denisonii
• Dew Fish - Tandanus tandanus
• Diamond Tetra - Moenkhausia pittieri
• Dickfeld’s Julie - Julidochromis dickfeldi
• Disco Fish - Chanda sp.
• Discus - Symphysodon discus
• Discus - Blue - Symphysodon aequifasciatus haraldi
• Discus - Green - Symphysodon aequifasciatus aequifasciatus
• Dogtooth Cichlid - Cynotilapia afra
• Dojo Loach - Misgurnus angullicaudatus
• Dolphin Catfish - Pseudodoras niger
• Dorsey’s Pimelodid - Pimelodella dorseyi
• Dotted-Line Barb - Barbus lineomaculatus
• Dovii - Parachromis dovii
• Dragon Fish - Gobioides broussonnetii
• Dusky Black-Striped Barb - Barbus eutaenia
• Dusky Corydoras - Corydoras septentrionalis
• Dusky Doradid - Anadoras grypus
• Dusky Pimelodid - Pimelodus blochii
• Dusky Piranha - Serrasalmus calmoni
• Dwarf Corydoras - Corydoras hastatus
• Dwarf Croaking Gourami - Trichopsis pumilis
• Dwarf Distichodus - Distichodus decemmaculatus
• Dwarf Driftwood Catfish - Tatia creutzbergi
• Dwarf Giraffe Catfish - Anaspidoglanis macrostoma
• Dwarf Gourami - Colisa lalia
• Dwarf Livebearer - Heterandria formosa
• Dwarf Loach - Botia nigrolineata
• Dwarf Ornate Bagrid - Pelteobagrus ornatus
• Dwarf Otocinclus - Otocinclus affinis
• Dwarf Pencilfish - Nannostomus marginatus
• Dwarf Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia maccullochi
• Dwarf Rasbora - Boraras maculatus
• Dwarf Snakehead - Channa gachua

Fish Scientific Names B

• Baby Whale - Petrocephalus bovei bovei
• Badis - Badis badis
• Baenschi’s Peacock - Aulonocara baenschi
• Bala Shark - Balantiocheilus melanopterus
• Ballon Platy - Xiphophorus sp.
• Balzani’s Earth Eater - Gymnogeophagus balzanii
• Banded Barb - Barbus fasciatus
• Banded Cichlid - Heros severus
• Banded Climbing Perch - Microctenopoma fasciolatum
• Banded Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma bitaeniata
• Banded Gourami - Colisa fasciata
• Banded Loach - Botia hymenophysa
• Banded Pimelodid - Pimelodus clarias clarias
• Banded Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia trifasciata
• Banded Shovelnose Catfish - Brachyplatystoma juruense
• Bandeira Catfish - Goslinia platynema
• Bandit Cichlid - Aequidens geayi
• Bandit Cory - Corydoras metae
• Barbatus Corydorus - Corydoras barbatus
• Barramundi - Lates calcarifer
• Barred Loach - Nemacheilus fasciatus
• Batfish, Freshwater - Myxocyprinus asiaticus
• Beauforti’s Loach - Botia beauforti
• Beluga Sturgeon - Huso huso
• Bengal Danio - Danio devario
• Bengal Loach - Botia dario
• Benny Tetra - Creagrutus beni
• Berdmore’s Loach - Botia berdmorei
• Berney’s Shark Catfish - Arius graeffei
• Betta - Betta splendens
• Big Scale Tetra - Brycinus macrolepidotus
• Big-Eyed Synodontis - Synodontis pleurops
• Big-Eyed Xenotilapia - Xenotilapia sima
• Big-Mouth Hap - Tyrannochromis macrostoma
• Big-Toothed Piranha - Serrasalmus denticulatus
• Bill Tetra - Phago boulengeri
• Black Acara - “Cichlasoma” portalegrense
• Black Adonis Pleco - Acanthicus hystrix
• Black Arowana - Osteoglossum ferrerai
• Black Banded Leporinus - Leporinus fasciatus
• Black Banded Pyrrhulina - Copella nigrofasciata
• Black Barred Myleus - Myleus schomburgkii
• Black Belt Cichlid - Vieja maculicauda
• Black Buffalo - Ictiobus niger
• Black Bullhead - Ictalurus melas
• Black Chinned Xenotilapia - Enantiopus melanogenys
• Black Darter Tetra - Poecilocharax weitzmani
• Black Devil Stingray - Potamotrygon leopoldi
• Black Diamond Gold Piranha - Serrasalmus spilopleura
• Black Fin Cichlid - Paracyprichromis nigripinnis
• Black Fin Cory - Corydoras leucomelas
• Black Finned Doradid - Hassar notospilus
• Black Fin Shark - Arius seemanni
• Black Ghost Knifefish - Apteronotus albifrons
• Black Lancer - Bagrichthys hypselopterus
• Black Lined Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia maccullochi
• Black Neon Tetra - Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
• Black Pacu - Colossoma macropomum
• Black Phantom Tetra - Megalamphodus megalopterus
• Black Piranha - Serrasalmus niger
• Black Ruby Barb - Barbus nigrofasciatus
• Black Shark - Labeo chrysophekadion
• Black Skirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
• Black Spot Barb - Barbus filamentosus
• Black Stripe Dwarf Cichlid - Taeniacara candidi
• Black Tetra - Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
• Black Wedge Tetra - Hemigrammus pulcher
• Black and White Julie - Julidochromis transcriptus
• Black Widow Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
• Black Winged Hatchetfish - Carnegiella marthae
• Blackskirt Tetra - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
• Bleak - Alburnus alburnus
• Bleeding Heart Tetra - Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
• Bleher’s Rainbowfish - Chilatherina blehri
• Blind Cavefish - Astyanax fasciatus mexicanus
• Blind Swamp Eel - Ophisternon infernale
• Blockhead Cichlid - Steatocranus casuarius
• Blood Parrot Cichlid - No scientific name
• Bloodfin - Aphyocharax anisitsi
• Bloodfin Tetra - Aphyocharax anisitsi
• Blotched Pyrrhulina - Pyrrhulina spilota
• Blue Acara - Aequidens pulchrus
• Blue Cheek Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma eunotus
• Blue Diamond Characin - Alestopetersius smykalai
• Blue Discus - Symphysodon aequifasciatus haraldi
• Blue Dolphin Cichlid - Cyrtocara moorii
• Blue Emperor Tetra - Inpaichthys kerri
• Blue Flash - Thorichthys aureus
• Blue Gold-Tip Cichlid - Ophthalmotilapia ventralis
• Blue Gourami - Trichogaster trichopterus sumatranus
• Blue Loreto Tetra - Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
• Blue Lumphead - Cyrtocara moorii
• Blue Mbuna - Labeotropheus fuelleborni
• Blue Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia lacustris
• Blue Tetra - Boehlkea fredcochui
• Blue-Barred Barb - Barbus barilioides
• Blue-Barred Pygmy Sunfish - Elassoma okatie
• Blue-Eye Cichlid - Cichlasoma spilurum
• Blue-Eyed Pleco - Panaque suttoni
• Blue-White Labido - Labidochromis caeruleus
• Blunt-Head Cichlid - Tropheus moorii
• Blunt-Headed Telmat - Telmatochromis vittatus
• Boadzulu Cichlid - Copadichromis boadzulu
• Boesemani Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia boesemani
• Bolivian Ram - Microgeophagus altispinosa
• Bony Snouted Gudgeon - Butis butis
• Borelli’s Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma borellii
• Borneo Sucker - Gastromyzon ctenocephalus
• Boulenger’s Cichlid - Neolamprologus boulengeri
• Boulenger’s Featherfin Tetra - Bryconaethiops boulengeri
• Bowfin - Amia calva
• Brandti Piranha - Serrasalmus brandti
• Brazilian Jahu Catfish - Paulicea jahu
• Bream - Abramis brama
• Breder’s Betta - Betta brederi
• Brevis Shell Dweller - Neolamprologus brevis
• Brichardi Cichlid - Tropheus brichardi
• Brichard’s Chalinochromis - Chalinochromis brichardi
• Brichard’s Slender Cichlid - Teleogramma brichardi
• Brichard’s Synodontis - Synodontis brichardi
• Brichard’s Teleo - Teleogramma brichardi
• Bright-Finned Slender Cichlid - Cyprichromis leptosoma
• Bronze Cory - Corydoras aeneus
• Brown Julie - Julidochromis dickfeldi
• Brown Snakehead - Parachanna insignis
• Brown Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish - Pseudosphromenus dayi
• Brown Trout - Salmo trutta
• Brownae Hap - Haplochromis brownae
• Brown-Banded Copella - Copella metae
• Brunei Beauty - Betta macrostoma
• Bucktoothed Tetra - Exodon paradoxus
• Buenos Aries Tetra - Hemigrammus caudovittatus
• Buettikoferi Marbled Bichir - Polypterus palmas buettikoferi
• Bullrout - Notesthes robusta
• Bullseye Ctenopoma - Ctenopoma ocellatum
• Bumblebee Catfish - Pseudopimelodus raninus raninus
• Bumblebee Goby - Hypogymnogobius xanthozona
• Bump-Head Garra - Garra ornata
• Burmensis Frogmouth Catfish - Chaca burmensis
• Burmese Glassfish - Chanda baculis
• Burton’s Mouthbreeder - Haplochromis burtoni
• Bush Fish - Ctenopoma ocellatum
• Butterfish - Selenotoca multifasciata
• Butterfly Ram - Microgeophagus altispinosa
• Butterfly Fish - Pantodon buchholzi
• Buttikoferi - Tilapia buttikoferi

Fish Scientific Names C

• Caeruleus - Labidochromis caeruleus
• Callolepis Cichlid - Cichlasoma callolepis
• Calophysus Catfish - Calophysus macropterus
• Campbell’s Tigerfish - Datnioides campbelli
• Candy Stripe Goby - Awaous strigatus
• Cape Lopez Lyretail - Aphyosemion australe
• Cape York Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia splendida
• Cardinal Tetra - Paracheirodon axelrodi
• Carolina Pigmy Sunfish - Elassoma boehlkei
• Carpinte Cichlid - Cichlasoma carpinte
• Chain Loach - Botia sidthimunki
• Chankaensis Bitterling - Acheilognathus chankaensis
• Channel Catfish - Ictalurus punctatus
• Checkerboard Cichlid - Crenicara punctulatum
• Cherry Barb - Puntius titteya
• Chessboard Cichlid - Dicrossus filamentosa
• Chinese Algae Eater - Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
• Chinese Paradise Fish - Macropodus ocellatus
• Chipokae Mbuna - Melanochromis sp.
• Chocolate Cichlid - Hypselecara coryphaenoides
• Chocolate Gourami - Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
• Chrysonotus Cichlid - Copadichromis chrysonotus
• Chunky Hap - Protomelas annectens
• Cigar Shark - Leptobarbus hoevenii
• Cinnamon Killifish - Aphyosemion cinnamomeum
• Cinnamon Loach - Pangio pangia
• Clarias Catfish - Clarias batrachus
• Clay Hoplo - Hoplosternum littorale
• Climbing Perch - Anabas testudineus
• Cloudy Doradid - Rhinodoras dorbignyi
• Clown Barb - Barbus everetti
• Clown Knifefish - Chitala chitala
• Clown Loach - Botia macracanthus
• Cobalt Cichlid - Melanochromis johannii
• Coccina Betta - Betta coccina
• Cochliodon Pleco - Cochliodon cochliodon
• Cochu’s Blue Tetra - Boehlkea fredcochui
• Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma cacatuoides
• Colombian Blue Tetra - Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis
• Colombian Shark - Arius seemani
• Colombian Tetra - Hyphessobrycon columbianus
• Combtail - Belontia signata
• Commerson’s Glassfish - Ambassis commersoni
• Common Gourami - Osphronemus gorami
• Common Hatchetfish - Gasteropelecus sternicla
• Compressed Cichlid - Altolamprologus compressiceps
• Congicus Saddled Bichir - Polypterus endlicheri congicus
• Congo Citharin - Citharinus congicus
• Congo Pufferfish - Tetraodon murius
• Congo Tetra - Phenacogrammus interruptus
• Convict Cichlid - Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
• Copper Mouthbrooder - Pseudocrenilabrus philander
• Cosby Gourami -Trichogaster trichopterus
• Costa Rican Blue Eyed Cichlid - “Cichlasoma” sajicai
• Craggy-Headed Banjo Catfish - Bunocephalichthys verrucosus
• Croaking Gourami - Trichopsis vittata
• Crystal Tetra - Hemigrammus unilineatus
• Crystal-Eyed Catfish - Mystus wyckii
• Cuban Cichlid - Cichlasoma tetracanthus
• Cuban Gar - Atractosteus tristoechus
• Cuckoo Synodontis - Synodontis multipunctatus
• Cupid Cichlid - Biotodoma cupido
• Cutter’s Cichlid - Cichlasoma septemfasciatum
• Cuvier’s Pike Characin - Boulengerella lucia
• Cyan Hap - Pseudotropheus cyaneus

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Spider Scientific Names

• Acanthogonatus francki, Bronze Tiger Rump
• Acanthogonatus pissi, Chilean Zebra
• Acanthoscurria antillensis, Pink Patch Birdeater
• Acanthoscurria atrox, Mato Grosso Red Rump
• Acanthoscurria brocklehursti, Giant Black & White
• Acanthoscurria chacoana, Bolivian Red Rump
• Acanthoscurria genticulata, Giant White Knee
• Acanthoscurria insubtilis, Bolivian White Knee
• Acanthoscurria juruenicola, Brazilian Orange Banded
• Acanthosurria musculosa, Black Velvet
• Acanthoscurria natalensis, Natal Brown Birdeater
• Acanthoscurria species, Paraguay Beauty
• Acanthoscurria sternalis, Argentina Black Rump
• Acanthoscurria suina, Rusty Brown Birdeater
• Aphonopelma bicoloratum, Mexican Blood Leg
• Aphonopelma caniceps, Mexican Orange Rump
• Aphonopelma chacoana, Bolivian Red Rump
• Aphonopelma chalcodes, Mexican Blonde
• Aphonopelma hentzi, Texas Brown
• Aphonopelma iodium, Washington Rust
• Aphonopelma moderatum, Rio Grand Gold
• Aphonopelma pallidum, Mexican Brown
• Aphonopelma seemani, Zebra
• Aphonopelma species, Yukatan Rust Rump
• Aphonopelma species, Guatamala Blue
• Avicularia avicularia, Pink Toe
• Avicularia azuraklaasi, Powder Blue Pink Toe
• Avicularia bicegoi, Brick Red Pink Toe
• Avicularia braunshaunseni, Goliath Pink Toe
• Avicularia fasciculata, Amazon Sapphire Pink Toe
• Avicularia geroldi, Brazil Pink Toe
• Avicularia huriana, Ecuador Pink Toe
• Avicularia laeta, Puerto Rican Pink Toe
• Avicularia metallica, American Pink Toe
• Avicularia minatrix, Red Stripe Pink Toe
• Avicularia purpurea, Purple Pink Toe
• Avicularia species, Amazonica Purple Pink Toe
• Avicularia species, Peru Purple Pink Toe
• Avicularia ulrichea, Pink Toe
• Avicularia urticans, Golden Pink Toe
• Avicularia velutina, Trinidad Pink Toe
• Avicularia versicolor, Blue Pink Toe
• Bonnetina rudloffi, Michoacan Beauty
• Brachypelma albiceps, Mexican Golden Red Rump
• Brachypelma albopilosa, Curly Hair
• Brachypelma angustum, Costa Rican Red
• Brachypelma annitha, Mexican Giant Orange Knee
• Brachypelma auratum, Mexican Flame Knee
• Brachypelma baumgarteni, Mexican Orange Beauty
• Brachypelma boehmei, Mexican Beauty
• Brachypelma emelia, Mexican Red Leg
• Brachypelma epicureanum, Yukatan Rust Rump
• Brachypelma klaasi, Mexican Pink
• Brachypelma sabulosum, Guatamalan Red Rump
• Brachypelma schroederi, Mexican Black Velvet
• Brachypelma smithi, Mexican Red Knee
• Brachypelma vagans, Mexican Red Rump
• Brachypelma verdezi, Mexican Rose Grey
• Chaetopelma gracile, Israeli
• Ceratogyrus bechuanicus, Rhino Horned Baboon
• Ceratogyrus darlingi, Horned Baboon
• Ceratogyrus marshalli, Straight Horned Baboon
• Chilobrachys andersoni, Burmese Mustard
• Chilobrachys bicolor, Asian Two Tone
• Chilobrachys brevipes, Burmese Olive
• Chilobrachys burmensis, Burmese Birdeater
• Chilobrachys dyscolus, Burma Chocolate Brown
• Chilobrachys fimbriatus, Asian Chevron
• Chilobrachys ‘gaungxenisis’, Burmese Brown
• Chilobrachys huahini, Thai Red
• Chomatopelma cyaneopubescen, Green Bottle Blue
• Citharacanthus crinirufus, Costa Rican Blue Front
• Citharischius crawshayi, King Baboon
• Coremiocnemis validus, Singapore Brown
• Cyclosternum fasciatum, Tiger Rump
• Cyclosternum schmardae, Yellow Banded Birdeater
• Cyclosternum species, Guatamala Tiger Rump
• Cyclosternum Sp. Trujillo, Venezuelan Gold
• Cyriocosmus elegans, Trinidad Dwarf Tiger Rump
• Cyriocosmus perezmilesi, Bolivian Dwarf Beauty
• Cyriopagopus species, Singapore Blue
• Cyriopagopus schioedtei, Malaysian Earth Tiger
• Ephebopus cyanognathus, Blue Fang
• Ephebopus murinus, Skeleton
• Ephebopus rufescens, Red Skeleton
• Ephebopus utaman, Emerald Skeleton
• Eucratoscelus pachypus, Stout Legged Baboon
• Eupalaestrus campestratus, Paraguay Pink Stripe
• Eupalaestrus weijenberghi, White Collar
• Eurathlus pulcherrimaklassi, Green Femur Beauty
• Euathus species, Chilean Yellow Patch
• Eurathlus species, Velvet Mountain Beauty
• Grammostola actaeon, Giant Brazilian Red Rump
• Grammostola alticeps, Brazilian Grey Smoke
• Grammostola aureostriata, Chaco Golden Knee
• Grammostola formosa, Paraguay White Hair
• Grammostola grossa, Pampas Tawny Red
• Grammostola inheringi, Entre Rios
• Grammostola mollicoma, Brazilian Giant Tawny Red
• Grammostola porteri, Atacama Chile Rose
• Grammostola pulchra, Chile Black
• Grammostola rosea, Chile Beauty
• Grammostola spatulatus, Chile Rose
• Grammostola species, Northern Gold
• Haplopelma albostriatum, Malayan Striped Leg
• Haplopelma lividus, Cobalt Blue
• Haplopelma minax, Thailand Black
• Haplopelma schmidti, Chinese Golden Earth Tiger
• Haplopelma species, Vietnam Tiger
• Haplopelma species, Koh Samui
• Hemericius inflatus, Dwarf Birdeater
• Heteroscodra maculata, Ornamental Baboon
• Holothele incei, Trinidad Olive
• Holothele Sp. Tachira, Venezuala Blue Leg
• Holothele villosella, Tanzanian Chestnut
• Hysterocrates crassipes, Cameroon Brown Baboon
• Hysterocrates gigas, Cameroon Baboon
• Hysterocrates hercules, Hercules Baboon
• Iridopelma hirsutum, Furry Beauty
• Iridopelma species, Furry Tree
• Lasiodora christata, Brazil Pink Rump
• Lasiodora difficilis, Paulo Fiery Red Rump
• Lasiodora fracta, Dusky Black Birdeater
• Lasiodora klugi, Bahia Scarlet
• Lasiodora parahybana, Salmon Pink Birdeater
• Lasiodora striatipes, Bahia Gray Birdeater
• Lasiodora striatus, Goliath Stripe Leg
• Lasiodorides polycuspulatus, Peru Blonde
• Maraca horrida, Amazon Slender Leg
• Megaphobema mesomelas, Costa Rican Red Leg
• Megaphobema robustum, Giant Columbian Red Leg
• Metriopelma species, Barinus Dwarf
• Metriopelma species, Caribobo Dwarf
• Nhandu carapoensis, Brazilian Red
• Nhandu chromatus, Brazil Striped
• Nhandu collotaravillosum, White Striped Birdeater
• Nhandu vulpinus, Brazil Giant Blonde
• Orphnaecus species, Philippine Earth Tiger
• Ornithoctonus species, Chinese Earth Tiger
• Pamphobeteus antinous, Steely Blue Birdeater
• Pamphobeteus fortis, Giant Columbian Birdeater
• Pamphobeteus species, Giant Ecuador Birdeater
• Pamphobeteus vespertinus, Red Bloom Birdeater
• Paraphysa pigmea, Chile Pygmy
• Paraphysa species, Chile Bronze
• Paraphysa manicata, Chilean Copper
• Phormictopus atrichomatus, Red Island Birdeater
• Phormictopus antillensis, Antilles Birdeater
• Phormictopus cancerides, Haitian Brown
• Plesiophrictus species, Indian Mini
• Poecilotheria fasciata, Indian Ornamental
• Poecilotheria formosa, Indian Ornamental
• Poecilotheria miranda, Indian Ornamental
• Poecilotheria ornata, Indian Ornamental
• Poecilotheria pederseni, Indian Ornamental
• Poecilotheria regalis, Indian Ornamental
• Poecilotheria rufilata, Indian Ornamental
• Psalmopoeus cambridgei, Trinidad Chevron
• Psalmopoeus irminia, Venezuelan Chevron
• Psalmopoeus pulcher, Panama Blonde
• Psalmopoeus reduncus, Costa Rican Chevron
• Pterinochilus chordatus, Killimanjaro Baboon
• Pterinochilus lugardi, Tanzanian Blonde Baboon
• Pterinochilus murinus, Golden Starburst Baboon
• Pterinochilus species, Orange Baboon
• Selenocosmia crassipes, Barking Birdeater
• Selenocosmia javanensis, Java Yellow Knee
• Selenocosmia peerboomi, Philippine Grey Leg
• Selenocosmia philippinus, Philippine Orange
• Stromatopelma calceata, Feather Leg Baboon
• Tapinauchenius cupreus, Ecuador Birdeater
• Tapinauchenius elenae, Ecuador Tree
• Tapinauchenius gigas, Red Tree
• Tapinochilus lapites, Ghost Tree
• Tapinauchenius purpureus, Purple Tree
• Tapinauchenius species, Peru Tree Spider
• Theraphosa apophysis, Pink Footed Goliath Birdeater
• Theraphosa blondi, Goliath Birdeater
• Thrixopelma Cyaneum, Cobalt Red Rump
• Thrixopelma pruriens, Peru Striped
• Yamia species, Thailand

Butterfly Scientific Names

• Asterocampa celtis, Hackberry Emperor
• Asterocampa clyton, Tawny Emperor
• Atalopedes campestris, Sachem
• Atlides halesus, Great Purple Hairstreak
• Battus philenor, Pipevine Swallowtail
• Calycopis cecrops, Red-Banded Hairstreak
• Cercyonis pegala, Common (Lg.) Wood-Nymph
• Celastrina ladon argiolus, Spring Azure
• Colias eurytheme, Orange Sulphur
• Colias philodice, Clouded Sulphur
• Danaus plexippus, Monarch
• Endoia portlandia, Southern Pearly-eye
• Endoia creola, Creole Pearly Eye
• Epargyreus clarus, Silver-spotted Skipper
• Erynnis horatius, Horace’s Duskywing
• Euptoieta claudia, Variegated Fritillary
• Eurema nicippe, Sleepy Orange
• Eurytides marcellus, Zebra Swallowtail
• Everes comyntas, Eastern Tailed-Blue
• Hylephila phyleus, Fiery Skipper
• Junonia coenia, Common Buckeye
• Lerema accius, Clouded Skipper
• Libytheana bachmanii, American Snout Butterfly
• Limenitis archippus, Viceroy
• Limenitis astyanax, Red-spotted Purple
• Lycaena phlaeas, American Copper
• Megisto cymela, Little Wood-Satyr
• Mitoura gryneus, ‘Olive’ Juniper Hairstreak
• Nymphalis antiopa, Mourning Cloak
• Papilio glaucus, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
• Papilio palamedes, Palamedes Swallowtail
• Papilio polyxenes asterius, Black Swallowtail
• Papilio troilus, Spicebush Swallowtail
• Phoebis sennae, Cloudless Sulphur
• Pholisora catullus, Common Sootywing
• Phyciodes tharos, Pearl Crescent
• Pieris rapae, Cabbage White
• Poanes viator, Broad-wing Skipper
• Poanes zabulon, Zabulon Skipper
• Polygonia comma, Comma/Hop Merchant
• Polygonia interrogationis, Question Mark
• Pyrgus communis, Common Checkered Skipper
• Staphylus hayhurstii, Hayhurst’s Scallopwing
• Strymon melinus, Gray Hairstreak
• Urbanus proteus, Long-tailed Skipper
• Vanessa atalanta, Red Admiral
• Vanessa cardui, Painted Lady
• Vanessa virginiensis, American Lady

Crab Scientific Names

• Blue swimmer crab, portunus pelagicus
• Coral crab, charybdis feriata
• Mud crab, scylla species
• Spanner crab, ranina ranina
• American Spider Crab, Pyromaia tuberculata
• European Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas
• Hairy Crab, Pilumnus fissifrons
• Oval Spider Crab, Halicarcinus ovatus
• Pebble Crab, Dittosa laevis
• Red Rock Crab, Plagusia chabrus
• Rough Shore Crab, Cyclograpsus granulosus
• Sand Crab, Ovalipes australiensis
• Seaweed Crab, Naxia aries
• Sentinel Crab, Macrophthalmus latifrons
• Soldier Crab, Mictyris platycheles
• Spiky Stone Crab, Actaea peronii
• Sponge Crab, Stimdromia lamellata
• Toothed Shore Crab, Paragrapsus quadridentatus
• Triangle Crab, Trigonoplax longirostris
• Boxer Hermit Crab, Paguristes pugil
• Clarrie’s Hermit Crab, Pagurixus handrecki
• Common Hermit Crab, Paguristes frontalis
• Miner Hermit Crab, Cancellus typus
• Scaly Hermit Crab, Paguristes squamosus
• Striated Hermit Crab, Dardanus arrosor
• Stridulating Hermit Crab, Strigopagurus elongatus
• Tiny Right-Handed Hermit Crab, Micropagurus acantholepis
• Australian Porcelain Crab, Petrocheles australiensis
• Commensal Porcelain Crab, Polyonyx transversus
• Hairy Stone Crab, Lomis hirta
• Striated Squat Lobster, Galathea australiensis

Whale Scientific Names

• Eubalaena australis, Southern right whale
• Eubalaena glacialis, North Atlantic right whale
• Eubalaena japonica, North Pacific right whale
• Balaena mysticetus, Bowhead whale
• Caperea marginata, Pygmy right whale
• Eschrichtius robustus, Gray whale
• Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Common minke whale
• Balaenoptera bonaerensis, Antarctic minke whale
• Balaenoptera borealis, Sei whale
• Balaenoptera brydei, Bryde’s whale
• Balaenoptera edeni, Eden’s whale
• Balaenoptera musculus, Blue whale
• Balaenoptera omurai, Omura’s whale
• Balaenoptera physalus, Fin whale
• Megaptera novaeangliae, Humpback whale
• Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm whale
• Kogia breviceps, Pygmy sperm whale
• Kogia sima, Dwarf sperm whale
• Delphinapterus leucas, White whale
• Feresa attenuata, pygmy killer whale
• Pseudorca crassidens, false killer whale
• Orcinus orca, Killer whale
• Globicephala melas, Long-finned pilot whale
• Globicephala macrorhynchus, Short-finned pilot whale
• Tasmacetus shepherdi, Shepherd’s beaked whale
• Berardius bairdii, Baird’s beaked whale
• Berardius arnuxii Arnoux’s, beaked whale
• Mesoplodon pacificus, Longman’s beaked whale
• Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerby’s beaked whale
• Mesoplodon densirostris Blainville’s beaked whale
• Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais’ beaked whale
• Mesoplodon layardii, strap-toothed whale
• Mesoplodon hectori, Hector’s beaked whale
• Mesoplodon grayi, Gray’s beaked whale
• Mesoplodon stejnegeri, Stejneger’s beaked whale
• Mesoplodon bowdoini, Andrews’ beaked whale
• Mesoplodon mirus, True’s beaked whale
• Mesoplodon gingkodens, Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale
• Mesoplodon carlhubbsi, Hubbs’ beaked whale
• Mesoplodon peruvianus, Pygmy beaked whale
• Mesoplodon traversii, Spade-toothed whale
• Mesoplodon perrini, Perrin’s beaked whale
• Ziphius cavirostris, Cuvier’s beaked whale
• Hyperoodon ampullatus, Northern bottlenose whale
• Hyperoodon planifrons, Southern bottlenose whale

Shark Scientific Names

• Aculeola nigra Hooktooth dogfish
• Alopias vulpinus Thresher shark
• Apristurus albisoma Whitish catshark
• Apristurus aphyodes White ghost catshark
• Apristurus atlanticus Atlantic Ghost catshark
• Apristurus brunneus Brown catshark
• Apristurus canutus Hoary catshark
• Apristurus fedorovi Stout catshark
• Apristurus gibbosus Humpback catshark
• Apristurus herklotsi Longfin catshark
• Apristurus internatus New catshark species
• Apristurus investigatoris Broadnose catshark
• Apristurus kampae Longnose catshark
• Apristurus laurussonii Icelandic catshark
• Apristurus longicephalus Longhead catshark
• Apristurus macrostomus Broadmouth catshark
• Apristurus micropterygeus Smalldorsal catshark
• Apristurus nasutus Largenose catshark
• Apristurus parvipinnis Smallfin catshark
• Apristurus pinguis Fat catshark
• Apristurus platyrhynchus Borneo catshark
• Apristurus profundorum Deepwater catshark
• Apristurus riveri Broadgill catshark
• Apristurus sinensis South China catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. A Freckled catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. B 27Bigfin catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. C Fleshynose catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. D Roughskin catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. E Bulldog catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. F Bighead catshark
• Apristurus sp. nov. G Pinocchio catshark
• Apristurus spongiceps Spongehead catshark
• Apristurus stenseni Panama ghost catshark
• Asymbolus analis Australian spotted catshark
• Asymbolus funebris Blotched catshark
• Atelomycterus marmoratus Coral catshark
• Aulohalaelurus kanakorum New Caledonia catshark
• Bythaelurus alcocki Arabian catshark
• Bythaelurus clevai Broadhead catshark
• Bythaelurus dawsoni Dawson’s cat shark
• Bythaelurus hispidus Bristly catshark
• Bythaelurus immaculatus Spotless catshark
• Bythaelurus lutarius Brown catshark
• Bythaelurus sp. nov. A Sombre catshark
• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides Graceful shark
• Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos Gray reef shark
• Carcharhinus amboinensis Pigeye shark
• Carcharhinus borneensisBorneo shark
• Carcharhinus brachyurus Copper shark
• Carcharhinus brevipinna Spinner shark
• Carcharhinus cautus Nervous shark
• Carcharhinus dussumieri Whitecheek shark
• Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark
• Carcharhinus hemiodon Pondicherry shark
• Carcharhinus leiodon Smoothtooth Blacktip
• Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark
• Carcharhinus limbatus Blacktip shark
• Carcharhinus longimanus Oceanic whitetip shark
• Carcharhinus macloti Hardnose shark
• Carcharhinus melanopterus Blacktip reef shark
• Carcharhinus obscurus Dusky shark
• Carcharhinus plumbeus Sandbar shark
• Carcharhinus sealei Blackspot shark
• Carcharias taurus Grey nurse shark
• Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark
• Centrophorus cf. Uyato Little gulper shark
• Centrophorus granulosus Gulper shark
• Centrophorus harrissoni Dumb gulper shark
• Centrophorus isodon Black gulper shark
• Centrophorus moluccensis Endeavour dogfish
• Centrophorus niaukang Quelvacho chino
• Centrophorus squamosus Deepwater spiny dogfish
• Centroscyllium granulatum Granular dogfish
• Centroscyllium kamoharai Bareskin dogfish
• Centroscyllium nigrum Black shark
• Centroscymnus coelolepis Portuguese dogfish
• Cephaloscyllium fasciatum Reticulate Swell shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. A Draughtboard shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. B Saddled Swell shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. C Northern Draughtboard shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. D Narrowbar Swell shark
• Cephaloscyllium sp. nov. E Speckled Swell shark
• Cetorhinus maximus Basking shark
• Chiloscyllium griseum Grey bamboo shark
• Chiloscyllium indicum Catshark
• Chiloscyllium punctatum Brownbanded bambooshark
• Chlamydoselachus anguineus Frilled shark
• Chlamydoselachus sp. nov. A Frilled shark
• Cirrhigaleus barbifer Mandarine dogfish
• Dalatias licha Kitefin shark
• Echinorhinus brucus Bramble shark
• Echinorhinus cookei Prickly shark
• Eucrossorhinus dasypogonTasselled wobbegong
• Euprotomicroides zantedeschiaTaillight shark
• Eusphyra blochii Winghead shark
• Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger shark
• Galeorhinus galeus Tope shark
• Galeus gracilis Slender sawtail shark
• Galeus mincaronei Southern sawtail catshark
• Galeus sp. nov. B Northern sawtail shark
• Glyphis gangeticus Ganges shark
• Glyphis glyphis Speartooth shark
• Glyphis sp. nov. A Bizant river shark
• Glyphis sp. nov. C New Guinea River shark
• Gogolia filewoodi Sailback houndshark
• Halaelurus lineatus Banded catshark
• Halaelurus natalensis Tiger catshark
• Haploblepharus edwardsii Puffadder shyshark
• Hemipristis elongatus Snaggletooth shark
• Hemiscyllium freycineti Freycinet’s Epaulette shark
• Hemiscyllium hallstromi Papuan epaulette shark
• Hemiscyllium strahani Hooded carpet shark
• Hemitriakis abdita Darksnout hound shark
• Hemitriakis leucoperiptera Whitefin topeshark
• Heptranchias perlo One-finned shark
• Heterodontus quoyi Galapagos bullhead shark
• Heterodontus ramalheira Whitespotted bullhead shark
• Heteroscyllium colcloughi Bluegray carpetshark
• Hexanchus griseus Bluntnose sixgill shark
• Hypogaleus hyugaensis Lesser soupfin shark
• Isurus oxyrinchus Shortfin Mako
• Lamna ditropis Salmon shark
• Lamna nasus Porbeagle
• Leptocharias smithii Barbeled houndshark
• Megachasma pelagios Megamouth
• Miroscyllium sheikoi Rasptooth dogfish
• Mollisquama parini Pocket shark
• Mustelus canis Dusky smoothhound
• Mustelus dorsalis Sharptooth smoothhound
• Mustelus fasciatus Striped dogfish
• Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny nurse shark
• Negaprion acutidens Sicklefin lemon shark
• Negaprion brevirostris Lemon shark
• Notorynchus cepedianus Broadnose sevengill shark
• Odontaspis ferox Smalltooth sand tiger
• Odontaspis noronhai Bigeye sandtiger
• Orectolobus maculatusSpotted Wobbegong
• Orectolobus ornatusOrnate wobbegong
• Oxynotus bruniensis Prickly dogfish
• Oxynotus caribbaeus Caribbean roughshark
• Oxynotus japonicus Japanese roughshark
• Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Ginger carpet shark
• Parmaturus macmillani McMillan’s catshark
• Parmaturus sp. nov. A Short-tail shark
• Pliotrema warreni Sixgill sawshark
• Poroderma africanum Pyjama shark
• Prionace glauca Blue shark
• Pristiophorus sp. nov. A Eastern Sawshark
• Proscymnodon macracanthus Largespine Velvet dogfish
• Pseudocarcharias kamoharai Crocodile shark
• Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Shorttail nurse shark
• Pseudotriakis microdon False catshark
• Rhincodon typus Whale shark
• Rhizoprionodon lalandii Brazilian sharpnose shark
• Schroederichthys bivius Narrowmouth catshark
• Schroederichthys chilensis Chilean catshark
• Schroederichthys saurisqualus Lizard catshark
• Schroederichthys tenuis Slender catshark
• Scoliodon laticaudus Spadenose shark
• Scyliorhinus besnardi Polkadot catshark
• Scyliorhinus capensis Dogfish
• Scyliorhinus haeckelii Freckled catshark
• Scyliorhinus hesperius Whitesaddled catshark
• Scyliorhinus sp. Nov. Nwe catshark species
• Scylliogaleus quecketti Flapnose houndshark
• Scymnodalatias albicauda Whitetail dogfish
• Scymnodalatias oligodon Sparsetooth dogfish
• Scymnodalatias sherwoodi Sherwood dogfish
• Scymnodon plunketi Plunket’s shark
• Somniosus antarcticus Southern Sleeper shark
• Sphyrna corona Crown shark
• Sphyrna lewini Scalloped hammerhead
• Sphyrna mokarran Great hammerhead
• Sphyrna zygaena Smooth hammerhead
• Squalus acanthias Spiny dogfish
• Squalus megalops Cosmopolitan spurdog
• Squalus mitsukurii Shortspine spurdog
• Squalus rancureli Cyrano spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. A Bartail spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. B Eastern Highfin spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. C Western Highfin spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. D Fatspine spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. E Western Longnose spurdog
• Squalus sp. nov. F Eastern Longnose spurdog
• Squatina africana African Angelshark
• Squatina armata Chilean angel shark
• Squatina californica Pacific angel shark
• Squatina guggenheim Angular angel shark
• Squatina occulta Smoothback Angel shark
• Squatina sp. nov. A Eastern Angel shark
• Squatina sp. nov. B Western Angel shark
• Squatina squatina Angelshark
• Stegostoma fasciatum Zebra shark
• Triaenodon obesus Whitetip reef shark
• Triakis acutipinna Sharpfin houndshark
• Triakis megalopterus Spotted gully shark
• Triakis semifasciata Leopard shark
• Trigonognathus kabeyai Viper dogfish

Dolphin Scientific Names

• Steno bredanensis, Rough-toothed dolphin
• Sousa chinensis, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
• Sousa teuszii, Atlantic humpback dolphin
• Sotalia fluviatilis, Tucuxi
• Lagenorhynchus albirostris, White-beaked dolphin
• Lagenorhynchus acutus, Atlantic white-sided dolphin
• Lagenorhynchus obscurus, Dusky dolphin
• Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, Pacific white-sided dolphin
• Lagenorhynchus cruciger, Hourglass dolphin
• Lagenorhynchus australis, Peale’s dolphin
• Grampus griseus, Risso’s dolphin
• Tursiops truncatus, Common bottlenose dolphin
• Tursiops aduncus, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin
• Stenella frontalis, Atlantic spotted dolphin
• Stenella attenuata, Pantropical spotted dolphin
• Stenella longirostris, Spinner dolphin
• Stenella clymene, Clymene dolphin
• Stenella coeruleoalba, Striped dolphin
• Delphinus delphis, Common dolphin
• Delphinus capensis, Long-beaked common dolphin
• Lagenodelphis hosei, Fraser’s dolphin
• Lissodelphis borealis, Northern right whale dolphin
• Lissodelphis peronii, Southern right whale dolphin
• Cephalorhynchus commersonii, Commerson’s dolphin
• Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Chilean dolphin
• Cephalorhynchus heavisidii, Heaviside’s dolphin
• Cephalorhynchus hectori, Hector’s dolphin

Bird Scientific Names

• Albatross: Phoebitria Procellariformes
• Black Swan: Cygnus Atratus
• Condor: Vultur Gryphus
• Crane: Gruidae Gruiformes
• Crow: Corvous Corone
• Cuckoo: Cuculidae Cuculiformes
• Dodo: Raphidae Columbiformes
• Dove: Columbidae Colombiformes
• Duck: Anatidae Anseriformes
• Eagle: Aquila Accipitridae
• Falcon: Falconidae Falco
• Gull: Larus Canus
• Hawk: Diurnus Accipitridae
• Humming Bird: Triochilidae Apodiformes
• Kiwi: Apteryx Apterygiformes
• Ostrich: Struthio Camelus
• Owl: Nocturnalis Strigiformes
• Parrot: Phaethontidae Psittaciformes
• Peacock: Pava Cristatus
• Pelican: Pelecanidae Pelecaniformes
• Penguin: Pentagonica Sphenisciformes
• Pigeon: Columbidae Colombiformes
• Sparrow: Ploceidae Passer
• Swan: Cygnus Coscoroba
• Tortoise: Herbivora Testudinidae
• Vulture: Diurnilis Neophron

Snake Scientific Names

• California Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula californiae
• Albino Cali Kingsnake: Lampropeltis g. californiae
• Dot-Dash Cali Kingsnake: Lampropelitis g. californiae
• Prairie Kingsnake: Lampropelitis calligaster calligaster
• Eastern Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula getula
• Brooks Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula brooksi
• Mole Kingsnake: Lampropelitis calligaster rhombomaculata
• Florida Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula floridana
• Durango Mountain Kingsnakes: Lampropelitis mexicana greeri
• Goins Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula goini
• Speckled Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula holbrooki
• South Florida Mole Kingsnake: Lampropelitis calligaster occipitolineata
• Black Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula nigra
• Mexican Black Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula nigrita
• Desert Kingsnake: Lampropelitis getula splendida
• Variable Kingsnake: Lampropelitis mexicana
• Gray Banded Kingsnake: Lampropelitis alterna
• Arizonia Mountain Kingsnake: Lampropelitis pyromelana pyromelana
• Utah Mountain Kingsnake: Lampropelitis pyromelana infralabialis
• Conant’s Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum conanti
• Ruthenn’s Kingsnake: Lampropelitis ruthveni
• Eastern Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum triangulum
• Dixon’s Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum dixoni
• Louisiana Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum amaura
• Scarlet Kingsnake: Lampropelitis triangulum elapsoides
• Mexican Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum annulata
• Jalisco Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum arcifera
• Blanchard’s Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum blanchardi
• Pueblan Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum campbelli
• New Mexico Milksnake: Lampropelitis triangulum celaenops

Python Scientific Names

• Indian Python: Python molorus molorus
• Macklot’s Python: Liasis mackloti
• Childrens Python: Antaresia childreni
• Spotted Python: Antarresia maculosa
• Black-headed Python: Aspidites melanocephalus
• Ringed Python: Bothrichilus boa
• Pygmy Python: Antaresia perthensis
• Burrowing Python: Calabaria reinhardtii
• White Lipped Python: Leiopython albertisii
• Boelen’s Python: Liasis boeleni
• Jungle Carpet Python: Morelia spilota cheynei
• Coastal Carpet Python: Morelia spilota mcdowelli
• Inland Carpet Python: Morelia spilota metcalfei
• Olive Python: Liasis olivaceus olivaceus
• Amethystine Python: Morelia amethystina
• Centralian Python: Morelia bredli
• Rough Scaled Python: Morelia carinata
• Diamond Python: Morelia spilota spilota
• Green Tree Python: Morelia viridis
• Ball Python: Python regius
• Reticulate Python: Python reticulatus
• Timor Python: Pyhton timorensis
• Rock Python: Python sebae
• Borneo Blood Python: Python curtus
• Malaysian Blood Python: Python curtus curtus
• Burmese Python: Python molurus bivittatus
• Suratram Blood Python: Python curtus curtus

Boa Snake Scientific Names

• Common Boa: Boa constrictor imperator
• True Redtail Boa: Boa constrictor constrictor
• Hogg Island Boa: Boa contrictor ssp
• Dumeril Boa: Boa dumereli
• Argentine Boa: Boa constrictor occidentalis
• Madagascar Tree Boa: Boa mandrita
• Madagascar Grond Boa: Boa madagascariensis
• Pacific Tree Boa: Candoia bibronii
• Pacific Ground Boa: Candoia carinata
• Calabar Burrowing Boa: Charina reinhardtii
• Rosy Boa: Charina trivirgata
• Rubber Boa: Charina bottae
• Cooks Tree Boa: Corallus hortulanus cooksi
• Emerald Tree Boa: Corallus caninus
• Cuban Boa: Epicrates angulifer
• Brazilian Rainbow Boa: Epicrates cenchria cenchria
• Rainbow Boa: Epicrates cenchria crassus
• Rainbow Boa: Epicrates cenchria assisi
• Rainbow Boa: Epicrates cenchria polylepsis
• Rainbow Boa: Epicrates cenchria hygrophilus
• Columbian Rainbow Boa: Epicrates cenchria maurus
• Brown Sand Boa: Eryx johnii
• Haitian Boa: Epicrates striatus
• Desert Sand Boa: Eryx miliaris
• Rough-scaled Sand Boa: Eryx conicus
• Egyptian Sand Boa: Eryx colubrinus

Corn And Rat Snake Scientific Names

• Corn Snake: Elaphe guttata guttata
• Snow Corn snake: Elaphe guttata
• Ghost Cornsnake: Elaphe guttata
• Creamsicle Cornsnake: Elaphe guttata
• Fantasy Corn: Elaphe guttata x E. o. spiloides
• Amelanistic Fantasy Cornsnake: E. guttata x E.o. spiloides
• Amelanistic Cornsnake: E. guttata
• Candy Corn: Elaphe guttata
• Motley Corn snake: Elaphe guttata
• Western Fox Snake: Elaphe vulpina
• Black Rat Snake: Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
• Great Plains Rat Snake: Elaphe guttata emoryi
• Yellow Rat Snake: elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata
• Everglades Rat Sanke: elaphe obsoleta rossalleni
• Baird’s Rat Snake: Elaphe bairdi
• Eastern Fox Snake: Elaphe gloydi
• Taxas Rat Snake: Elaphe obsoleta lindheimerii
• Gray Rat Snake: Elaphe obsoleta spiloides
• Trans-pecos Rat Snake: Elaphe subcularis
• Green Rat Snake: Elaphe triaspis
• Ladder Rat Snake: Elaphe scalaris
• Leopard Rat Snake: Elaphe situla
• Mandarin Rat Snake: Elaphe mandarina
• Four-lined Rat Snake: Elaphe guauorlineata
• Aesculapian Rat Snake: Elaphe longissima
• Amur “Russian” Rat Snake: Elaphe schencki
• Radiated Rat Snake: Elaphe radiata
• Chinese Twin-spotted Rat Snake: Elaphe bimaculata
• Steppes Rat Snake: Elaphe dione
• Trinket Rat Snake: Elaphe helena
• Diones Ratsnake: Elaphe dione
• Diadem Ratsnake: Spalerosophis diadema cliffordi

Other Snake Scientific Names

• Western Ribbon Snake: Thamnophis proximus proximus
• Peninsula Ribbon Snake: Thamnophis sauritus sackenii
• Bluestripe Ribbon Snake: Thamnophis sauritus nitae
• Butler’s Garter Snake: Thamnophis butleri
• Western Blackneck Garter Snake: Thamnophis cyrtopsis cyrtopsis
• Eastern blackneck Garter Snake: Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus
• Wandering Garter Snake: Thamnophis elegans vagrans
• Mexican Garter Snake: Thamnophis eques
• New Mexican Garter Snake: Thamnophis sirtalis dorsalis
• Checkered Garter Snake: Thamnophis marcianus marcianus
• Northwestern Garter Snake: Thamnophis ordinoides
• Eastern Garter Snake: Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis
• Blue Striped Garter Snake: Thamnophis sirtalis similis
• Plains Garter Snake: Thamnophis radix
• Texas Garter Snake: Thamnophis sirtalis annectens
• Red-sided Garter Snake: Thamnophis sirtalis partietalis
• Bullsnake: Pituophis melanoleucus sayi
• Northern Mexican Pine Snake: Pitouphis deppi jani
• Sanoran Gopher Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus affinis
• Louisiana Pine Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus ruthveni
• Florida Pine Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus
• Black Pine Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi
• Northern Pine Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus melanoleucus
• Pacific Gopher Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus catenifer
• San Diego Gopher Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus annectens
• Baja Gopher Snake: Pituophis melanoleucus bimaris
• Mexican Pine Snake: Pitouphis deppi deppi
• Sanoran Spotted Whiptail: Cnemidophorus sanorae
• Western Whiptail: Cnemidophorus tigris
• California Whiptail: Cnemidophorus tigris mundus
• Plateau Striped Whiptail: Cnemidophorus velox
• Checkered Whiptail: Cnemidophorus tesselatus complex
• Orange-throated Whiptail: Cnemidophorus hyperythrus
• Western Hog Nose: Heterodon nasicus nasicus
• Eastern Hog Nose: Heterodon platyrhinos
• Dusty Hognose Snake: Heterodon nasicus gloydi
• Mexican Hognose Snake: Heterodon nasicus kennerlyi
• Six-lined Racerunner: Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
• Prairie Racerunner: Cnemidophorus sexlineatus viridis