Fish Names That Start with P
- Pacific Fat Sleeper Goby - Dormitator latifrons: These fish live in freshwater marshes, muddy ponds, and channels as well as mangrove areas. The young live in the sea but most adults reside in freshwater.Pacu - Myleus rubripinnis rubripinnis: This fish eerily has a set of chompers that are very similar to human teeth! It has been caught in Lake Michigan and has a reputation for taking a bite out of men between the legs, earning its nickname, “the nutcracker.“Painted Glass Fish - Chanda sp.: These aquarium fish have been colored artificially to appeal to consumers. Also known as juicing, the coloring is achieved by either injecting the fish with a bright fluorescent dye, dipping it into a dye solution, or feeding the fish dyed food. None of these processes are healthy for the fish, so it’s best to avoid purchasing these altered fish and endorsing these practices.Painted Talking Catfish - Acanthodoras cataphractus: These fish can make “talking sounds” in two ways. The first way is by partially locking their pectoral fins in their sockets; when the fish moves the fin, the fin spines grate against the socket and produce sound. The second method uses a mechanism called the “elastic spring.” The fish can quickly contract and relax a muscle that is attached to the rear of its skull and the anterior of the swimbladder. The air in the swimbladder resonates to produce sound.Pakistani Loach - Botia lohachata: This loach sports four pairs of barbels protruding from the mouth and a silvery-gold color with black irregular striping. It’s sometimes called a scaleless fish, but it does indeed have small scales embedded in its skin.
More Fish Names Beginning With the Letter P
Palembang Pufferfish - Tetraodon biocellatusPanda Corydoras - Corydoras pandaPanda Dwarf Cichlid - Apistogramma nijsseniPapuan Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia papuaeParadise Fish - Macropodus opercularisParadise Threadfin - Polynemus paradiseusParaense Catfish - Brachyplatystoma paraenseParaguay Mouthbrooder - Gymnogeophagus balzaniiParallel Striped Mbuna - Melanochromis parallelusParkinson’s Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia parkinsoniParnahybae Catfish - Brachyplatystoma parnahybaeParoon Shark - Pangasius sanitswongiParrot Cichlid - Hoplarchus psittacusParrot Pacu - Ossubtus xinguensisPasionis Cichlid - Cichlasoma pasionisPastel Cichlid - Amphilophus alfariPayne’s Synodontis - Mochokiella payneiPeaceful Betta - Betta imbellisPeacock Cichlid - Cichla ocellarisPeacock Eel - Macrognathus aculeatusPeacock Goby - Tateurndina ocellicaudaPearl Cichlid - Geophagus brasiliensisPearl Danio - Danio albolineatus Pearl Gourami - Trichogaster leeriPearl Roach - Rutilus erythrophthamusPearl-Lined Lamprologus - Neolamprologus tetracanthusPearly Lamprologus - Altolamprologus calvusPenang Mouthbrooding Fighter - Betta pugnaxPenguin Tetra - Thayeria boehlkeiPepper Tetra - Axelrodia stigmatiasPeppered Corydoras - Corydoras paleatusPerruno Catfish - Perrunichthys perrunoPeruvian Tetra - Hyphessobrycon peruvianusPeter’s Elephantnose - Gnathonemus petersiiPictus Catfish - Pimelodus pictusPig-Face Pufferfish - Tetraodon suvattiPike Cichlid - Crenicichla lepidotaPike Piranha - Serrasalmus elongatusPiketop Minnow - Belonesox belizanusPinche Piranha - Serrasalmus eigenmanniPingi Logsucker - Garra pingi pingiPink-Tailed Chaleus - Chalceus macrolepidotusPiraiba Catfish - Brachyplatystoma filamentosumPiraya Piranha - Serrasalmus pirayaPittier’s Tetra - Moenkhausia pitteriPlain Goby Cichlid - Spathodus marlieriPlain Nattereri - Copella nattereriPlatinum Tetra - Hemigrammus vorderwinkleriPlaty - Xiphophorus maculatusPleco - Hypostomus plecostomusPlumed Lyretail - Aphyosemion filamentosumPollen’s Cichlid - Paratilapia polleni “Madagascar"Polli Marbled Bichir - Polypterus palmas polliPoll’s Upside-Down Catfish - Synodontis polliPort Acara - Aequidens portalegrensisPort Hoplo - Hoplosternum thoracatumPorthole Catfish - Dianema longibarbisPowder Blue Gourami - Colisa laliaPraecox Rainbowfish - Melanotaenia praecoxPretty Pleco - Peckoltia pulcherPretty Tetra - Hemigrammus pulcherPumpkinseed - Lepomis gibbosusPurple Cichlid - Pelvicachromis pulcherPurple-Headed Barb - Barbus nigrofasciatusPurple Mbuna - Melanochromis vermivorusPurple-Spotted Gudgeon - Mogurnda adspersaPurple-Striped Gudgeon - Mogurnda mogurndaPygmy Rasbora - Boraras maculatus
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