Animal scientific names

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.

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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

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Plant scientific names

You can find both the common and scientific name for almost every plant listed here in our plant name database. We hope you enjoy using this site to find the scientific name of the plant you are looking for. Learning the scientific name for a plant can be very useful.

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