Species with Funny English Common Names
Where do all these species live? Use this field guide to find out.
Black Margate
Anisotremus surinamensis, the Black margate, is a species of grunt native to the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida and the Bahamas to Brazil and throughout the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It can be found at depths of from 0 to 20 metres (0 to 66 ft), preferring steeply sloping rocky bottoms or reefs with nearby areas to shelter in. This species can reach a ...more ↓
Slippery Dick
Slippery dick (Halichoeres bivittatus) is a species of ocean-dwelling fish in the family Labridae. Its Spanish common name is "doncella rayada".
Puddingwife
The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus) is found in the southern reefs of the Gulf of Mexico. This fish is green with a pinkish top with many green lines along the face. The puddingwife is small and at most reaches three or four pounds. Due to its small size, it is not generally eaten. Fishing for a puddingwife often entails using spinning tackle with a small hook, and bits of ...more ↓
Aequidens rivulatus
The green terror (Andinoacara rivulatus) is a colorful freshwater fish in the cichlid family. The fish originates from the Pacific side of South America in the coastal waters from the Tumbes River in Peru to the Esmeraldas River in Ecuador. Males and females may reach lengths of 30 centimetres (12 in). Females are sexually mature at around 12 centimetres (4.7 in).
Monkey-faced Prickleback
The Monkeyface Prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus), also commonly known as the Monkeyface eel, is a species of prickleback native to the Pacific coast of North America. Despite being commonly called an eel, it is in fact a fish.
Coral Cardinalfish
The Pajama (Pyjama) cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera) is a species of fish belonging to the Apogonidae family. It is a popular aquarium fish. It grows to a total length of about 2.5 inches (8.5 centimeters) and features distinctive red eyes and a broad dark vertical 'waistband' with scattered red spots toward the tail. It is considered to be of low vulnerability, and ...more ↓
tubícola chusco
The Sarcastic fringehead, Neoclinus blanchardi, is a ferocious fish which has a large mouth and aggressive territorial behaviour from which it has been given its common name. When two fringeheads have a territorial battle, they wrestle by pressing their distended mouths against each other, as if they were kissing. This allows them to determine which is the larger fish, ...more ↓
Cyclopterus lumpus
Lumpsuckers or lumpfish are mostly small scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae. They are found in the cold waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, and North Pacific oceans. The greatest number of species are found in the North Pacific.
Bagarius bagarius
Bagarius bagarius is a fish in the genus Bagarius found in South and Southeast Asia, known as the devil catfish, dwarf goonch, goonch or sand shark (Bengali: বাঘাইর).
