Fish ID Quiz

[johnwest]

Being more or less confined to barracks and with a lot of time to kill, I took a browse through my collection of fish pics. After a session of cropping, cutting and pasting, here is a fish mosaic; see how many you can identify. More to follow (if there is any interest). Take care, johnwest.

[fastnet]

1.deepwater shark species
2.bass
3.Tuna
4.sea trout
5.Dragonet
6 Garfish
7 Haddock
8 Sunfish
9Coalfish
10 rockling
11 whiting
12 scorpion fish
13 sandeel
14 Pipefish
15 Cuckoo wrasse
16Ballan Wrasse
17 Red Gurnard
18 Blonde Ray
19 Don't know!!!!
20 small eyed ray

[saving private brian]

Sure 19 is a doggie or bullhuss etc. I could be wrong too

[JOHN1]

1 tope
2 bass
3 tuna
4 trout
5 dragonet
6 garfish
7 haddock
8 sunfish
9 coalie
10 three bearded rockling
11 whiting
12 sea scorpion
13 launce/sandwell
14 seahorse/pipefish
15 corkwing erase
16 common benny/shanny
17 red gurnard
18 homelyn ray/ spotted ray
19 lsd
20 thornback ray.

[johnwest]

Scores so far;
Fastnet 11.5
John1 16
Coomlaja 15.5

Sure 19 is a doggie or bullhuss etc. I could be wrong too

Choose!

[donal domeney]

Nice little brain teaser, Well done sir.

Trying to cross reference between the answers so far. In John1's selection he has give 2 different answers in 3 of his selection species #13,14,16
ie. sandeel and launce are 2 different species so are seahorse and pipe fish also blenny and shanny.
Are you selecting one as the right answer

[johnwest]

Nice little brain teaser, Well done sir.

Trying to cross reference between the answers so far. In John1's selection he has give 2 different answers in 3 of his selection species #13,14,16
ie. sandeel and launce are 2 different species so are seahorse and pipe fish also blenny and shanny.
Are you selecting one as the right answer

Thanks Donal, I'm allowing for alternative names for the same species e.g blenny/shanny, sandeel or launce will be acceptable as there is no scale to judge size, otherwise be as specific as possible especially when there are several closely related species, eg gurnards and rocklings, as I have tried to show distinguishing features. Note I haven't said they are correct!

[mickser]

Great quiz johnwest .It is only when you see them like this you realize how many of them you have caught hands up to everyone who has caught the most on this list . I myself have caught 15 so still a long way to go
mickser

[coamlaja]

1 tops
2bass
3smelt
4sea trout
5 dragonet
6 garfish
7haddock:
8sunfish
9 collie
10 rockling
11 whiting
12sea scorpion
13launce
14 pipefish
15 corkwing wrasse
16 Blenny
17 red guarnad
18 Spotted ray
19 l s d
20 Thornback ray

[cd07]

1.tope
2.bass
3.pollack
4.seatrout
5.dragonet
6.garfish
haddock
8.sunfish
9.coalfish
10.three bearded rockling
11.whiting
12.scorpionfish
13.launce
14.pipefish
15.corkwing wrasse
16.blenny
17.red gurnard
18.spotted ray
19.huss
20.thornback ray

[donal domeney]

1. Tope
2. Bass
3. Cuckoo wrasse
4. Sea Trout
5. Dragonet
6. Skipper/garfish
7. Haddock
8. Sunfish
9. Coalfish
10. 3 Bearded Rockling
11. Whiting
12. Sea Scorpion
13. Launce
14. 15 spine stickleback
15. Corkwing wrasse
16. Shanny
17. Red Gurnard
18. Spotted Ray
19. bull huss
20. Thornback ray

[MartinC]

1 tope
2 bass
3 i am totaly stumped? Scad mabye
4 seatrout
5 dragonet
6 garfish
7 pouting
8 mola mola
9 coalie
10 rockling
11 whiting
12 sea scorpion
13 sandeel
14 pipefish
15 cuckoo wrasse
16 blenny
17 gurnard
18 blonde ray
19 dogfish
20 skate

[johnwest]

Scores so far;
Fastnet. 11.5
John1. 16
Coomlaja 15.5
Cd07. 15
Donal. 16
MartinC. 14 (couple of half marks but you got one all to yourself!)
@mickser, come on, give us your best shot!

[JOHN1]

Just wondering can we change our choices, or should we all stick with our first choices to be fair. I'm easy.

[chuckaroo]

1. Spurdog
2. Bass
3. Pouting
4. Seatrout
5. Dragonet
6. Garfish
7. Haddock
8. Sunfish
9. Coley
10. 3 bearded rockling
11. Whiting
12. SS sea scorpion
13. Launce
14. 15 spined stickleback
15. Corkwing wrasse
16. Blenny
17. Red gurnard
18. Spotted ray
19. Bull Huss
20. Common skate

What do I win?

[cd07]

Think u may have nailed it chuckaroo

[johnwest]

Think u may have nailed it chuckaroo

Oh no he hasn't! Revised scores to follow shortly.
@John1, "to be fair" later entries can get clues from early ones so feel free to submit changes.
No 19; I don't think it's possible to distinguish between lesser and greater from the photo so I'll allow either answer. I think this gives Donal an extra mark and the joint lead with Chuckaroo on 17.
@Chuckaroo, you mercenary so and so! You can have a bag of crisps but you'll have to share with Donal. Hope you both like cheese and onion!

[cd07]

Hahaha

[mickser]

LSD's = Hundreds ?
bullhuss or greater spotted dog fish =13
ling = 17
bass = 60 +
Cod = over 350
poor cod = 15
Pollock = 70 +
Pouting = 22
Dabs = 30 +
Sole = 2
black sole = 1
flounder = 87
monk fish = 3
skate = 2
thorn back ray = 17
three bearded rockling =5
five bearded rockling = 3
blenny's = unknown but have caught some of them
blue shark = 29
porbeagle shark = 1
john dory = 3
twaite shad = 30 +
long nosed garfish = 6
short nosed garfish = 3
mackerel hundreds
scad = 1
conger eel = 11
silver eel 2
I do not know if these count
Lobster = 5
octopus = 8

[donal domeney]

No 19; I don't think it's possible to distinguish between lesser and greater from the photo so I'll allow either answer. I think this gives Donal an extra mark and the joint lead with Chuckaroo on 17.
@Chuckaroo, you mercenary so and so! You can have a bag of crisps but you'll have to share with Donal. Hope you both like cheese and onion!

On #19 I called it a huss because of the size of the teeth. The dogs down this way have teeth more akin to a ray. I'll have to be more careful the next time I'm sticking the fingers down their mouth to get a hook back

It's like the difference between a smooth hound and a tope. Put finger in to get back your hook, if you get your finger back it's a smooth hound if you don't it's a tope