Fishes With Terrestrial-Animal Names

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1. fishes with terrestrial-animal names

2. is there a fish named after beaver

3. beaverfish Amia calva Bowfin, mudfish, mud pike, cypress trout, swamp

   muskie, blackfish, cottonfish, swamp bass, poisson-castor, speckled cat, choupique

4. is there a fish named after cat

5. catfish Silurus glanis Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble

   a cat's whiskers

6. is there a fish named after cow

7. longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta Recognizable by its long horns that

   protrude from the front of its head, like those of a cow or bull

8. is there a fish named after dog

9. spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias The name originated from fishermen who

   described these fish as chasing smaller fish in large dog-like “packs”

10. is there a fish named after donkey

11. donkeyfish Dermatolepis inermis It is a solitary species which is

    secretive, nervously darting off when it is approached or threatened

12. is there a fish named after elephant

13. elephantfish Gnathonemus petersii Possess modifications of their mouthparts to facilitate

    feeding on small invertebrates buried in muddy substrates

14. is there a fish named after fox

15. foxfish Name is likely from the misapplied binomial name of

    another fish, as to most eyes this fish bears no resemblance to a fox Bodianus frenchii

16. is there a fish named after goat

17. goatfish Named for a pair of whisker-like sensory barbels (or

    goatee) on the lower jaw, which they use to probe for food hidden in sand Upeneichthys lineatus

18. is there a fish named after horse

19. horsefish Their dorsal fins look like a horse’s mane Congiopodus

    peruvianus

20. is there a fish named after leopard

21. leopardfish Anarhichas minor They have prominent canine-like teeth in the

    front of both jaws, a heavy head with a blunt, rounded snout, small eyes, a long stout body

22. is there a fish named after lion

23. lionfish Pterois volitans Long, flowing dorsal spines and wide pectoral

    fins with bright white tips and bold red colors that resemble the regal mane of the male lion

24. is there a fish named after monkey

25. pacific monkeyfish Erosa erosa A broad and sturdily built fish

    with a large head and a distinct bump on the nape

26. is there a fish named after mouse

27. mickey mouse platy fish Xiphophorus maculatus The Mickey Mouse platy

    boasts a "hidden Mickey" design located near its tail

28. is there a fish named after panda

29. panda fish Yaoshania pachychilus Displays black and white stripes when

    small, and black and gold reticulated patterns when grown up

30. is there a fish named after pig

31. pigfish Orthopristis chrysoptera Got their name from the chattering/grunting noises

    they create when they are captured

32. is there a fish named after porcupine

33. porcupine fish Diodon nichthemerus Got its name from the numerous

    long spines located all over its head and body

34. is there a fish named after rabbit

35. golden rabbitfish Siganus guttatus They got their name from their

    snouts that resemble the noses of rabbits

36. is there a fish named after raccoon

37. raccoon butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula Got their name from the black

    and white bars on its head that passes through the eyes, making it look like a raccoon's mask

38. is there a fish named after rat

39. spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei It gets its common name from

    its long, thin tail that early scientists thought resembled a rat's.

40. is there a fish named after sheep

41. Named for the way its mouth resembles the muzzle of

    a sheep sheepshead fish Archosargus probatocephalus

42. is there a fish named after squirrel

43. It's all in the eyes. Squirrelfish have large, squirrel-like eyes

    that help them see at night longspine squirrelfish Holocentrus rufus

44. is there a fish named after tiger

45. Named after their combative character when caught, their fiercely predaceous

    habits, or their appearance siamese tigerfish Datnioides pulcher

46. is there a fish named after wolf

47. Got their name from the sharp, protruding teeth it uses

    to feast on lobsters, clams and other shellfish atlantic wolffish Anarhichas lupus

48. is there a fish named after zebra

49. Named for the five uniform, pigmented, horizontal, blue stripes on

    the side of the body, which are reminiscent of a zebra's stripes zebrafish Danio rerio