Every name, resolved

A bichir is known by a current scientific binomial under the Catalog of Fishes and, often, by a clutch of English and trade names — “dinosaur bichir”, “dinosaur eel”, “dragon fish”, “ropefish”, “reedfish”. Because the trade coins its own names — and because several bichirs look alike and were long confused — the same fish often travels under more than one name. This index cross-references both layers — the 14 scientific names and 31 common names — and resolves each one to its species page.