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. A similar list including non-fish animals can be seen at the list of animals named after other animals.
Named after fish
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of other fish:
Named after reptiles and amphibians
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of reptiles and amphibians:
Named after invertebrates
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of invertebrates:
Named after birds
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of birds:
Named after mammals
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of mammals:
- Bat ray
- Various fish known as batfish:
- Genus Platax, including:
- Orbicular batfish
- Pinnate batfish, dusky batfish, shaded batfish, or red-faced batfish (Platax pinnatus)
- Family Ogcocephalidae, including:
- Red-lipped batfish
- Various fish known as boarfish:
- Family Caproidae
- Several fish in family Pentacerotidae, including:
- Striped boarfish
- Giant boarfish or sowfish
- Longfin boarfish
- Buffalofish
- Bull shark
- Bull trout
- Catfish
- Catshark
- Cowfish
- Cow shark
- Various fish known as dogfish:
- Family Squalidae, the dogfish sharks, including:
- Spiny dogfish
- Several fish in family Scyliorhinidae, including:
- Lesser spotted dogfish
- Greater spotted dogfish or nursehound
- Family Amiidae, the bowfin, including:
- Amia calva
- Dolphinfish, genus Coryphaena, including:
- Common dolphinfish
- Pompano dolphinfish
- Various fish known as elephantfish:
- Freshwater elephantfish
- Marine elephantfish
- Flying fox
- Foxfish
- Goatfish
- Gopher rockfish
- Hog sucker
- Hogchoker
- Hogfish
- Various fish known as horse mackerel, including:
- Atlantic horse mackerel
- Cape horse mackerel
- Greenback horse mackerel
- Japanese horse mackerel
- Yellowtail horse mackerel
- Horsefish
- Houndshark and barbeled houndshark
- Leopard flounder
- Leopard blenny
- Leopard bush fish
- Leopard dace
- Leopard darter
- Leopard eel
- Leopard moray eel
- Leopard whipray
- Lionfish
- Panther danio
- Panther grouper
- Various fish known as pigfish:
- Family Congiopodidae
- Red pigfish
- Ponyfish
- Porcupine ray
- Porcupine river stingray
- Porcupinefish
- Rabbitfish
- Ratfish
- Several species within genus Moxostoma known as redhorses, including:
- Robust redhorse
- Sand tiger shark
- Seahorse
- Smooth-hound
- Splitlevel hogfish
- Squirrelfish
- Stonecat
- Tiger barb
- Tiger shark
- Tiger sorubim
- Various fish known as tigerfish:
- Genus Hydrocynus
- Several species in genus Datnioides, including:
- Finescale tigerfish
- Siamese tigerfish
- Tigerperch
- Weasel shark
- Whale catfish
- Whalefish
- Whale shark
- Wolffish or sea wolves, family Anarhichadidae, including:
- Northern wolffish
- Atlantic wolffish
- Spotted wolffish
- Bering wolffish
- Wolf eel
- Wolf herring
- Zebra bullhead shark
- Zebra danio
- Zebrafish
- Zebra loach
- Zebra moray
- Zebra oto
- Zebra pleco (a catfish)
- Zebra shark
- Zebra tilapia
Named after mythical animals
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
The following fish have common names that are based on the names of two different animals:
Named after parts of animals
The following fish have common names which are based on specific body parts of other animals:
See also
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