Fish Names - Perfect Names for Your Aquatic Friend

Meaning: Fair, white

For a pet who started on the wrong side and chose differently, loudly and repeatedly.

Meaning: Lion of God

For a curious, collection-obsessed pet who is fascinated by human objects and wants desperately to be where you are.

Meaning: Water; blue-green colour

For a beautiful, confident pet who is significantly less useful than advertised.

Meaning: Small air spheres; bubbly personality

For a gentle, sweet-natured pet who is somehow the most dangerous one when provoked.

For a large, toothy pet who means well, has made commitments about their behaviour, and is one bad day from breaking them.

For a pet who enters every room at speed, trailing chaos, and is gone before you've recovered.

Meaning: Sudden burst of light; lightning fast

For a pet who processes everything at their own pace, cannot be rushed, and smiles throughout.

Meaning: Smooth lustrous gem from an oyster

For a small, loud, chaotic pet with strong opinions about music and zero volume control.

For a sleek, masked pet who moves very fast and has strong aesthetic opinions about it.

For a sleek, fast mover who cuts through space in a straight line and does not deviate.

Suits a fast mover who crosses the room in under a second and expects applause.

A small, quick mover who changes direction faster than you can track.

Meaning: From Sebastia (venerable, revered)

A flustered, rule-following name for a crab or any pet who tries to manage chaos and never quite succeeds.

For a laid-back, oceanic pet who rides every current with total ease and calls everyone 'dude'.

Meaning: God of the sea

For a deep-blue, elusive pet who operates at a distance and is difficult to fully observe.

For a colorful, reef-dwelling creature, or a pet with the same vibrant obstinacy.

A solid, unhurried sort who stays in one spot and watches the traffic go by.

For a pink, regal pet who gets kidnapped regularly and still runs her own kingdom without a fuss.

For a cheerful, short-memoried pet who lives entirely in the present and is better company for it.

For a pet who is always moving and impossible to redirect.

For a pet with a flair for dramatic overreaction and an inexplicable ability to double in size.

For a small, technically brilliant animal with anger issues and a talent for improvised weaponry.

For an elegant, golden aquatic pet with more personality than expected.

Meaning: Flat fish; to struggle

For a small, striped, anxious pet who is deeply loyal despite being terrified of almost everything.

For a scarred, restless pet who is always plotting an improbable escape from their enclosure.

A delicate name for a tiny seahorse or a very small, very shy pet.

A hammerhead shark trying very hard to be a better person.

Meaning: No one; nobody (from Latin)

A small, adventurous name for a pet prone to wandering off.

For a small, fearless sea turtle or young pet who surfs currents with entirely unearned confidence.

Suits a pet always headed toward the bottom, investigating the floor with purpose.

For a very useless youngster who will, theoretically, become something great.

Meaning: God of the sea

Suits a large, calm pet with a natural affinity for water — ideal for one who loves swimming.

For an anxious, overprotective pet who loves intensely and catastrophizes reliably.

A calm, unassuming name for a pet who hovers mid-space like it has nowhere to be.

For a pet who moves with unusual smoothness — the kind you watch just to watch.

For a germophobe who keeps to themselves and regards the rest of the household with suspicion.

For a round, water-born pet who fell in love with land and caused a natural disaster getting here.

The meticulous cleaner shrimp who cannot relax while there is still a speck on anything.

Suits a pet whose moods arrive in predictable cycles with occasional rogue surges.

For a small pet whose presence radiates outward in ways you did not anticipate.

A straightforward name for an aquatic creature who lives in saltwater and means business.

For one visible only as a blur between the plants.

For a pet who arrives enthusiastically and recedes before you are ready.

A spiky seahorse name for a small, ornate aquatic pet with surprising defensive capability.

For a large, horned goldfish who expects to be treated accordingly.

Best on a solitary creature in a very large enclosure who clearly thinks it owns the place.

For a pet who enters any body of water without warning or hesitation.

A name for the creature who dive-bombs the surface at feeding time without warning.

A jellyfish name for a translucent, drifting pet with a sting they rarely mention.

A commanding name for a large, overprotective male pet who struggles to accept his dependents' independence.

For one who patrols the surface exclusively and ignores the lower half of every space.

For a pet named after the R&B singer, which is either inspired or completely deranged.

For a fast, streamlined creature who does not slow down for anything, including you.