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9 Fish Named After Other Animals: Media

Evocative? Sure. Imaginative? Not really.

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seahorse
A seahorse uses its tail to anchor itself to undersea plant life.
© Kristian Sekulic/Shutterstock.com
goonch
Goonch (Bagarius bagarius).
Painted especially for Encyclopædia Britannica by Tom Dolan, under the supervision of Loren P. Woods, Chicago Natural History Museum
spiny dogfish
Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias).
NOAA's National Ocean Service
Atlantic wolffish
Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus).
Kamil Porembinski
Warty frogfish
Juvenile warty frogfish (Antennarius maculatus).
Silke Baron
copperband butterflyfish
Copperband butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus).
Jerry
emperor snakehead
Emperor snakehead (Channa marulioides).
Phalinn Ooi
seahorse
Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) on sea fan (genus Gorgonia).
© alexvarani/Fotolia
red lionfish
Red lionfish (Pterois volitans).
Julie Bedford/NOAA
pancake batfish
Pancake batfish (Halieutichthys aculeatus).
NOAA Photo Library