Acipenseriformes
Acipenser genus – greater sturgeons. Includes species like the Atlantic sturgeon and the lake sturgeon.
Oxyrhynchus refers to several species of fish, including the shortfin mako shark and the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)
The name itself, from the Greek “oxys” (sharp) and “rhynchos” (snout), translates to “sharp snout“.
Chondrichthyes
• Shark – Pistrix
Subclass: Elasmobranchii (sharks, rays, and skates)
• Great white shark – Carcharodon carcharias
• Common sting ray – Dasyatis pastinaca
Class: Cartilaginous fish
(Chondrichthyes) – related to sharks and skates
Dasyatis (βατς𝛽𝛼𝜏𝜍), meaning “skate” or “ray“. The name refers to the prickly or rough skin of the stingrays in this genus.
Pastinaca comes from the Latin word pastinum, a two-pronged fork used for digging, or pastinare, meaning “to dig”
• Whale shark – Rhincodon typus
Rhinē – the Greek word for “rasp,” which describes the appearance of the shark’s teeth. Odoús is the Greek word for “tooth“. The name literally translates to “rasp-tooth,” a direct reference to the teeth’s unique, file-like appearance.
Typus comes from the Ancient Greek words túpos or túphos. Túpos means mark, impression, or type, derived from túpto meaning “I strike or beat“
Crustacean
• Crab – Cancrine
Order: Decapoda (meaning “ten-footed”)
• Lobster – Homarine
Order: Decapoda
Hippocampus
• Lined seahorse – Hippocampus erectus
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Syngnathidae
Phylum Mollusca (a large group of soft-bodied invertebrates, many of which have a shell.)
Mesonychoteuthis is a genus name for the colossal squid and is derived from the Greek words “meso” (middle), “onycho” (hook), and”teuthis” (squid), meaning “middle-hooked tooth squid“.
This name refers to the squid’s unique characteristic of having hooks in the middle of its eight arms, in addition to the hooks on its two feeding tentacles.
It is named after Sir William Rowan Hamilton.
• Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni – Colossal squid
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Teuthida
Xiphiidae
Xiphiidae – The most common meaning refers to the genus of large, predatory fish (Xiphias gladius) that have a long, swordlike upper jaw.
The name comes from the Greek xiphos (“sword“) and the Latin gladius (“sword“).
• Swordfish – Xiphias gladius
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Istiophoriformes
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