Scientific Names of Fishes


1. What is the scientific name of "Alewife"?

Alosa pseudoharengus

2. What is the scientific name of "Amberjack (yellowtail)"?

Serola lalandi

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

Seriola dumerili

4. What is the scientific name of "American eel"?

Anguilla rostrata

5. What is the scientific name of "Arctic char"?

Salvelinus alpinus

6. What is the scientific name of "Arctic grayling"?

Thymallus arcticus

7. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic cod (Baltic)"?

Gadus morhua

8. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic croaker (Baltic)"?

Micropogonius undulatus

9. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic halibut"?

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

10. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic herring"?

Clupea harengus

11. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic mackerel"?

Scomber scombrus

12. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic menhaden"?

Brevoortia tyrannus

13. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic salmon"?

Salmo salar

14. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic seasnail"?

Liparis atlanticus

15. What is the scientific name of "Atlantic tomcod"?

Microgadus tomcod

16. What is the scientific name of "Australian pilchard"?

Sardinops sagax neopilchardus

17. What is the scientific name of "Ayu"?

Plecoglossus altivelis

18. What is the scientific name of "Baramundi perch"?

Lates calcarifer

19. What is the scientific name of "Bengal danio (sind)"?

Devario devario

20. What is the scientific name of "Betta"?

Betta splendens

21. What is the scientific name of "Bighead carp"?

Aristichthys nobilis

22. What is the scientific name of "Black bullhead"?

Ameiurus melas

23. What is the scientific name of "Black carp"?

Mylopharyngodon piceus

24. What is the scientific name of "Black seabream (porgy)"?

Hypophthalmichthys schlegeli

25. What is the scientific name of "Bleak"?

Alburnus alburnus

26. What is the scientific name of "Blue catfish"?

Ictalurus furcatus

27. What is the scientific name of "Blue tilapia"?

Oreochromus aureus

28. What is the scientific name of "Bluegill"?

Lepomis macrochirus

29. What is the scientific name of "Bream (common)"?

Abramis brama

30. What is the scientific name of "Brook trout"?

Salvelinus fontinalis

31. What is the scientific name of "Brown bullhead"?

Ameiurus nebulosus

32. What is the scientific name of "Brown trout"?

Salmo trutta

33. What is the scientific name of "Channel catfish"?

Ictalurus punctatus

34. What is the scientific name of "Chinook salmon"?

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

35. What is the scientific name of "Chum salmon"?

Oncorhynchus keta

36. What is the scientific name of "Coho salmon"?

Oncorhynchus kisutch

37. What is the scientific name of "Common carp"?

Cyprinus carpio

38. What is the scientific name of "Common minnow (Eurasian)"?

Phoxinus phoxinus

39. What is the scientific name of "Common shiner"?

Lulilus cornutus

40. What is the scientific name of "Cutthroat trout"?

Oncorhynchus clarki