This is a list of fish with common names that are based on the names of other animals. The names listed here may refer to single species, broader taxa (genera , families ), or assortments of types. Where names are ambiguous, the various meanings should be listed here.
Named after fish [ edit ]
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of other fish:
Named after reptiles and amphibians [ edit ]
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of reptiles and amphibians:
Named after invertebrates [ edit ]
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of invertebrates:
Named after birds [ edit ]
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of birds:
Named after mammals [ edit ]
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of mammals:
Named after mythical animals [ edit ]
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of mythical animals(not listed here is the serpent eel):
Named after two animals [ edit ]
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of two different animals:
Named after parts of animals [ edit ]
The following fish have common names which are based on specific body parts of other animals:
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Mogurnda mogurnda (Richardson, 1844)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20 .
^ "Conocara salmoneum (Gill & Townsend, 1897)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20 .
^ "Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20 .
^ "Epinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20 .
^ "Apistogramma cacatuoides (Hoedeman, 1951)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-25 .
^ "Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19 .
^ "Callionymus sphinx (Fricke & Heckele, 1984)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19 .
^ "Scorpaena albifimbria (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20 .
^ "Sanopus splendidus (Collette, Starck & Phillips, 1974)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19 .
^ "Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède, 1802)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-20 .
^ "Opsanus pardus (Goode & Bean, 1880)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19 .
^ "Chatrabus melanurus (Barnard, 1927)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-08-19 .
^ "Myrichthys maculosus (Cuvier, 1816)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2015-02-17 .
^ "Siganus vulpinus (Schlegel & Müller, 1845)" . FishBase. Retrieved 2014-03-10 .