Animal scientific names
- Fish scientific name
- Bird scientific name
- Snake scientific name
- Dolphin scientific name
- Shark scientific name
- Whale scientific name
- Crab scientific name
- Butterfly scientific name
- Spider scientific name
Scientific names
As an example of a scientific name in action, the scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens. In this example of a scientific name, the genus name is Homo and the species is sapiens. These terms are unique and no other species can have this same name. Scientific names are designed to tell you something about an animal's relationships with other animals.
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