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Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups. Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings. Scientific names for individual species and higher taxa are included in parentheses.
The world's deepest living fish, Abyssobrotula galatheae, a species of cusk eel, lives in the Puerto Rico Trench at a depth of 8,372 meters (27,467 ft). [23] [25] Due to the extreme pressure, this appears to be around the theoretical maximum depth possible for fish. [26] [27] Stone loach
Unusual names have caused issues for scientists explaining genetic diseases to lay-people, such as when an individual is affected by a gene with an offensive or insensitive name. [13] This has particularly been noted in patients with a defect in the sonic hedgehog gene pathway and the disease formerly named CATCH22 for "cardiac anomaly, T-cell ...
Divers have observed that despite the fish’s small size, typically between 6 and 10 inches, its territorial aggression and jaw-flaring display can be deceptively intense during encounters. [8] Neoclinus Blanchard exhibits significant mobility of the maxilla due to its conical shape and deep socket. [ 11 ]
An orange wrasse fish who lost his parents in a fishing net. Ponyo / Brunhilde Goldfish: Ponyo: Ponyo befriends a five-year-old human boy, and wants to become a human girl. Pudge Unknown tropical fish Lilo & Stitch: The fish that Lilo feeds peanut butter sandwiches to because she thinks he controls the weather. Sasha Seahorse Help! I'm a Fish
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.
Butis butis, the crazy fish, duckbill sleeper, or upside-down sleeper, is a species of sleeper goby that are native to brackish and freshwater coastal habitats of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from the African coast to the islands of Fiji. They prefer well-vegetated waters and can frequently be found in mangrove swamps.
The shaggy frogfish has the genus name Antennarius which suffixes -ius to antenna, an allusion to first dorsal spine being adapted into a tentacle on the snout used as a lure to attract prey. The specific name hispida means "bristly", a reference to the dense covering of spinules on the skin.