Scientific Names of Fishes - Pt.II


1. What is the scientific name of "Dab (North Sea)"?

Pleuronectus limanda

2. What is the scientific name of "Damsel fish"?

Chrysiptera sp.

3. What is the scientific name of "Doctorfish"?

Labroides dimidatus

4. What is the scientific name of "Emerald shiner"?

Notropis atherinoides

5. What is the scientific name of "Estuarine grouper"?

Epinephelus tauvina

6. What is the scientific name of "European catfish (wels)"?

Silurus glanis

7. What is the scientific name of "European eel"?

Anquilla anquilla

8. What is the scientific name of "European flounder"?

Platichthys flesus

9. What is the scientific name of "European perch"?

Perca fluviatilis

10. What is the scientific name of "European smelt"?

Osmerus eperlanus

11. What is the scientific name of "Fathead minnow"?

Pimephales promelas

12. What is the scientific name of "Formosa snakehead"?

Channa maculata

13. What is the scientific name of "Gilthead seabream"?

Sparus auratus

14. What is the scientific name of "Gizzard shad"?

Dorosoma cepedianum

15. What is the scientific name of "Glass knifefish"?

Eigenmannia virescens

16. What is the scientific name of "Gold sing wrasse"?

Ctenolabrus rupestris

17. What is the scientific name of "Golden shiner"?

Notemigonus crysoleucas

18. What is the scientific name of "Goldfish (Crucian carp)"?

Carassius auratus

19. What is the scientific name of "Gourami"?

Osphronemus goramy

20. What is the scientific name of "Grass carp"?

Ctenopharyngodon idella

21. What is the scientific name of "Grayling"?

Thymallus thymallus

22. What is the scientific name of "Greenback flounder"?

Rhombosolea tapirina

23. What is the scientific name of "Gudgeon (topmouth)"?

Gobio gobio

24. What is the scientific name of "Gulf killifish"?

Fundulus grandis

25. What is the scientific name of "Gulf menhaden"?

Brevoortia patronus

26. What is the scientific name of "Guppy"?

Poecilia reticulata

27. What is the scientific name of "Hardhead catfish"?

Arius felis

28. What is the scientific name of "Ide (Orfe)"?

Leuciscus idus

29. What is the scientific name of "Indian glassfish"?

Chanda ranga

30. What is the scientific name of "Itipa mojarras"?

Diapterus rhombeus

31. What is the scientific name of "Japanese catfish"?

Silurus asotus

32. What is the scientific name of "Japanese eel"?

Anguilla japonica

33. What is the scientific name of "Japanese striped knife jaw"?

Oplegnathus faciatus

34. What is the scientific name of "Kelp (red) grouper"?

Epinephelus moora

35. What is the scientific name of "Lake sturgeon"?

Acinpenser fulvescens

36. What is the scientific name of "Lake trout"?

Salvelinus namaycush

37. What is the scientific name of "Macquarie perch"?

Macquaria australasica

38. What is the scientific name of "Masu (yamame, cherry salmon)"?

Oncorynchus masou

39. What is the scientific name of "Mosquitofish"?

Gambusia affinis

40. What is the scientific name of "Mountain galaxias"?

Galaxias olidus