Aquatic Alphabet - X

Welcome to the Aquatic Alphabet, where all letters are one with the sea! Unfortunately there are not a lot of fish out there that start with X, so a good amount of these entries have more to do with family or genus names. Do however well you can with this quiz.

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Last updated: June 12, 2024

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A species of tetras named after their translucent bodies. Its spine is visible for this reason.	X-Ray Tetra
The genus name of swordfishes, which literally means "swordfish" in Latin.	Xiphias
A class of arthtropods that has not evolved for hundreds of millions of years, but still exists today. This includes animals such as horseshoe crabs.	Xiphosura

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A game fish with a silvery body and a singular vertical black stripe across the middle of its body.	Xantic Sargo
A large predatory bony fish that existed during the latter half of the cretaceous period. Many fossils of this species have been found with the remains of undigested or partially digested prey in their stomachs.	Xiphactinus
A species of Sandperch with a speckled black pattern all over its body. It is found in the Central Pacific Ocean.	Xanthogramma Sandperch