Most people use common names when talking about aquarium fish. Unfortunately, common names can refer to more than one fish. When searching for information, it is preferable to use the scientific name, which is normally in Latin. In most cases, the official scientific name will be shown italicized, with the first work capitalized. For example, a dwarf gourami’s official scientific name is Trichogaster laium, where the first word represents the animal genus and the second is the precise species within that genus.
To find the scientific name of various freshwater aquarium fish, use these common-to-scientific name cross-reference links.Common Names Beginning with ACommon Names Beginning with BCommon Names Beginning with CCommon Names Beginning with DCommon Names Beginning with ECommon Names Beginning with FCommon Names Beginning with GCommon Names Beginning with HCommon Names Beginning with ICommon Names Beginning with JCommon Names Beginning with KCommon Names Beginning with LCommon Names Beginning with MCommon Names Beginning with NCommon Names Beginning with OCommon Names Beginning with PCommon Names Beginning with QCommon Names Beginning with RCommon Names Beginning with SCommon Names Beginning with TCommon Names Beginning with UCommon Names Beginning with VCommon Names Beginning with WCommon Names Beginning with XCommon Names Beginning with YCommon Names Beginning with Z
