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Species with Funny English Common Names

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Acacia difformis
Acrobatic Cavy
Kerodon acrobata
Aechmea nudicaulis 1
Aequidens rivulatus 2
Agathidium vaderi
Andean Cock-of-the-rock 3
Rupicola peruvianus
Archipheretima middletoni
Astronesthes richardsoni 4
Auriscalpium vulgare 5
Bagarius bagarius 6
Bananaquit 7
Coereba flaveola
Bare-faced Go-away Bird 8
Corythaixoides personatus
Battaristis concinusella 9
Beewolves 10
Philanthus
Black Margate 11
Anisotremus surinamensis
Boobies 12
Sula
Calumia godeffroyi 13
Candlesnuff Fungus 14
Xylaria hypoxylon
Carex hirsutella 15
Carissa spinarum 16
Chaetopterus pugaporcinus
Chocolate Chip Sea Star 17
Protoreaster nodosus
Chuck-will's-widow 18
Caprimulgus carolinensis
Cock-tailed Tyrant 19
Alectrurus tricolor
Common Puffball 20
Lycoperdon perlatum
Common Toadflax 21
Linaria vulgaris
Cookiecutter Shark 22
Isistius brasiliensis
Coral Cardinalfish 23
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Cyclopterus lumpus 24
Cynical Quaker 9
Orthodes cynica
Delightful Dagger Moth 9
Acronicta vinnula
Dendrobium chrysotoxum 25
Dumb Gulper Shark 6
Centrophorus harrissoni
Dwarf Cuttlefish 26
Sepia bandensis
Egg-yolk Jelly 27
Phacellophora camtschatica
Estrella de mar
Nidorellia armata
Eumicrotremus spinosus 28
Fingerprint Toby 29
Canthigaster compressa
Flamboyant Cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi
Fluffy-backed Tit-Babbler 30
Macronous ptilosus
Frosted Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus pruinosus
Gang-gang Cockatoo 31
Callocephalon fimbriatum
Grateful Midget 9
Elaphria grata
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock 32
Rupicola rupicola
Hairy Shadow Witch 33
Ponthieva racemosa
Handsome Fruiteater
Pipreola formosa
Helianthus angustifolius 34
Heteropoda davidbowie
Holsingeria unthanksensis 35
Inglorius mediocris
Isorineloricaria spinosissima 4
Lactarius turpis 36
Leotia viscosa 37
Lesser Fairy Armadillo 38
Chlamyphorus truncatus
Liatris scariosa 39
Lipstick leporinus 40
Leporinus arcus
Luffa acutangula 41
Macrozamia communis 42
Mammillaria nivosa 25
Masked Booby 43
Sula dactylatra
Monkey-faced Prickleback 44
Cebidichthys violaceus
Neoconocephalus exiliscanorus 45
Neolentinus lepideus 46
Nerite 47
Nerita peloronta
Nycteola metaspilella 48
Oneirodes epithales
Osedax mucofloris
Pacarana 49
Dinomys branickii
Palibythus magnificus
Pepino de mar 50
Holothuria impatiens
Phallusia mammillata 51
Plectrypops lima 52
Pleurobema strodeanum
Pogonophryne neyelovi 53
Pomadasys incisus 6
Psychrolutes phrictus 54
Puddingwife 55
Halichoeres radiatus
Radiated shanny 56
Ulvaria subbifurcata
Red deadnettle 57
Lamium purpureum
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu 58
Uraeginthus bengalus
Rondeletia loricata 4
Russula sanguinaria
Sapito Rojo Del Yapacana
Minyobates steyermarki
Sargochromis carlottae
Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko 59
Uroplatus phantasticus
Screaming Hairy Armadillo 60
Chaetophractus vellerosus
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Shaggy soldier 61
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Sideridis congermana 62
Sleepy Morning 63
Waltheria indica
Slickseed Fuzzybean 64
Strophostyles leiosperma
Slippery Dick 55
Halichoeres bivittatus
Smalltooth Sand Tiger 6
Odontaspis ferox
Sphenolobopsis pearsonii
Spongiforma squarepantsii 65
Stauroteuthis syrtensis 66
Strange-tailed Tyrant 67
Alectrurus risora
The Slowpoke 9
Athetis tarda
Tholera decimalis 68
Tomato Frog 69
Dyscophus antongilii

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