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 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