By: Patrick Cooney
Couscous, Walla Walla, Yo-Yo, New York, New York. Some things are so nice, we name them twice.
There are a decent number of organisms that belong to a unique group called tautonyms. Tautonyms are unique because they have the same word for genus and species in their scientific name.
Today we celebrate fish tautonyms by creating fun art to help you remember their names.
Rama rama
Mola mola
Banjos banjos
Spinachia spinachia
Lota lota
Hippocampus hippocampus
Torpedo torpedo
Solea solea
Squatina squatina
Brama brama
Belone belone
Boops boops
Zebrus zebrus
Check out this huge list of tautonyms.
Also, can you think of any common names for fish that repeat themselves, besides Mahi Mahi, of course?
The Fisheries Blog 
Histrio histrio.
Anguilla Anguilla (European eel) and Leuciscus leuciscus (Dace)
The art is a wonderful way to remember scientific names!
Here are a few more:
Huso huso (Beluga sturgeon).
Alosa alosa (Allis shad)
Hucho hucho (Huchen or Danube salmon)
Thymallus thymallus (Grayling)