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 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