Identify the fish

[William]

I thought we might play a little game. Identify the fish. However gts it right gets to post the next species to be identified. (just nothing to obscure)

Below you find the first species to be identified. You only get to se a part of the fish as it would be to easy otherwise
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/idpic.jpg

[rollie]

red tailed cat fish

[William]

I knew it what to easy ;-)

Should have let you se even less of the fish. Your turn to post something to be identified.

[rollie]

no, to hard for me to post picture,don't know enought about computers yet. you post one.

[William]

If you say so. What is this.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/idpic2.jpg

[William]

You get a goldstar if you can pinpoint the type/origin.

[rollie]

never seen it before. but it is of thr catfish or plec family.

[William]

Neither. It's a cichlid.

Lets give it some time and se if someone else can identify it.

[rollie]

it from lake tanganyika!

[Full3R]

Pike cichlid from northern or central america?

[William]

lake tanganyika is correct. so what is the species.

[rollie]

juliidochromis marlieri

[William]

juliidochromis is correct. but it's not marlieri

[rollie]

guess i do not know, then.

[William]

Julidochromis transcriptus "gombi"

[William]

How about this one. I fear it might be hard but since it is a native fish fore some of you it might be easier than I think.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/idpic3.jpg

[rollie]

if that is not an AM. BULLHEAD, something bad wrong. i had one for years.

[Full3R]

looks like the head of my salmon tail catfish :P

[William]

Actually no it isn't. It¨s another American catfish that look very much like the Bullhead.
(atleast according to picture info)

[rollie]

sorry , picture infor dead wrong, no way!!!

[William]

I considered that and checked other picures of this species Am channel catfish and found those pictures to make sense to. What made me think that the ID was correct is that bullheads have black or yellow barbels (deending on species, there are 3) while the channel cat has grey. Granted the barbels on the picture are a bit on the dark side but I would still call them grey. The fact that the upper jaw is longer than the lower jaw also suggest that it indeed is a Channel catfish.

It is however very hard to say without sing the entire fish. Seing the tailfin would make it very easy to know for sure.

[William]

If anyone else want to post a new pic so that i can take part in the game they are welcome to do so

[Full3R]

i would, but im not sure how

[William]

If the image is on the internet you can just use

[img] Url to picture[/img]
To post a picture. Don't forget to put a credit line for the picture below it.

[Full3R]

so i type in [img] url to picture[/url] then paste the link?

[William]

Sorry. I f**ked up.
it should be
[img] url to picture[/img] (not good to open one tag and close another)

Where you copy paste the picture link where it says url to picture (url = link)

[DemonShark]

lol thats confusing still i think

[Full3R]

i think i get it ill take a wack and it probably wont work so sorry if it dont

http://www.starfish.ch/photos/fishes-Fische/groupers-Zackenbarsche/Cromileptes-altivelis-juv.jpg

somthing seems wrong

Credit goes to starfish.com

[William]

ok
Lets say you find an image that is located at http://something.com/image.jpg
(the url to the picture not to the site the pictures on)
in that case you type

[img]http://something.com/image.jpg[/img]
To display that image.

Clearer?

[William]

Doesn't seem wrong to me. I see a pic of a fish to identify.

[Full3R]

he william i did it ya proud?

[William]

And the fish looks like a Cromileptes altivelis, Panther Grouper

[William]

Very proud. Am I right?

[rollie]

it look like a polka-dot grouper

[William]

Yes. Polka dot and Pather Grouper is the same fish so we seem to agree on this one.

[Full3R]

ya both right coz i found it under three names panther grouper, polka dot grouper and barramundi cod

[William]

Ok. You can post another if you want to.

[Full3R]

http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Cichli762.jpg

Credit to aqualandpetsplus.com

[William]

(Aequidens rivulatus) green terror.

Toooooo easy.

[Full3R]

thought it would be, hmmm
your turn or do you want me too go again?

[William]

You can go again if you want to; but I'll post something if you prefer to guess.

[Full3R]

ill let you post on so i can think of the next one if thats alright

[William]

Sure
Lets try an easy one.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/Tuna.jpg
Picture is public domain.

[Full3R]

oh crap i know that one
its like a tuna fish isnt it?

[Full3R]

yellow fin tuna

[William]

Correct. Your turn.

[Full3R]

http://www.bahowolodge.com/picture1/frogfish.jpg

credit to bahowolodge.com

[William]

Well it is some kind of frog fish but I don't know the species.

[Full3R]

neither do i but yes its a frog fish nice fish to your turn

[William]

I stick we the relativly simple at the moment. What is this.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/Nurse_shark.jpg
Picture is public domain.

[William]

Oh by the way. Checking the url to the pictures to indentify any of the fish is cheating ;-)

[Full3R]

did u cheat william?

[Full3R]

Reef shark?

[William]

No. There has been no need to so far. Just thought I should point it out before someone starts doing it.

It is a shark but not a reef shark. Think bottom dwelling.

[Full3R]

im not too good with sharks, i oly know of lemon, bull, wobbegong, reef, great white, grey nurse, whale, tiger and a few others but no bottom dwellers

[William]

OK. I am conting two of those as bottom dweller as they spend a lot of time at the bottom and one of them are the fish in the picture.

That should narrow it down a bit for you.

[Full3R]

im gunna say lemon because i seem to remember those lil whisker thingys on them

[William]

Nope. Consider which ones you can say for sure that it isn't, like whale sharks.

[Full3R]

is it a wobbegong coz ive only seen the ones that look like rocks, but him being a bottom dweller woulda been my first choice

[William]

Nope a wobbegong looks like this:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/tanya_dewey/wobbegong.jpg/medium.jpg
Pic from university of Michigan

[William]

Cool fish by the way.

[William]

I will leave the shark out there for a while before giving the answer but will in the meantime post this which hopefully should be easier to identify.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Swiecik_kongijski_Phenacogrammus_interruptus_RB1.j pg

[Full3R]

rosey barb?

[William]

Nope.
it's a tetra

[William]

BTW The shark was a nurse shark.

[Full3R]

you know what, i was gunna guess nurse shark but i thught they lived out in open waters

[William]

Yes. But they also spend a lot of time resting on the bottom like in the picture.

[rollie]

it the phenacogrammus interruptus, it an african tetra!!

[William]

Correct you are. Let me guess that you breed them.

Does anyone want to post a new pic. Guessing You still don't want to rollie.
(there is a How to guide earlier in this thread if you changed your mind)

[rollie]

if i did try ,i might end up sutting you down and we don"y want that!!

[William]

Not a problem. You can't really cause any problem with the site itself. You don't have access to any functions that could do that and if you tried doing something that could be a problem the site won't let you do it.


You just type

[img] Link to picture ex http://www.hello.com/fishpictre.jpg[/img]
To display a picture

[Full3R]

i'll post a pic if noone else wnats to???

[William]

Please feel free to do so.

[Full3R]

http://www.nativefish.asn.au/photos/northernpsgudgeon.jpg

Credit to nativefish.asn.au

[William]

Peacock Goby?

[Full3R]

nope
yay thats the first time somones guessed it and havent got it right on the first go

[William]

Ok but its a Goby and your credit reveals that it is Australian.

Hmmm

[William]

A quick peak in the article section makes me guess Mogurnda mogurnda

[William]

Am I right?

[DemonShark]

lol you must be he hasnt anwsread

[Full3R]

sorry i couldnt answer as soon as i wanted i was at a concert last night and only woke up not long ago, its not actually a goby and its not what use have guessed its marked as a gudgeon and its australian

[William]

Yeah. But gudgeons are a Goby group ;-)


Feel free to post another one.

[Full3R]

its a northern purple spotted gudgeon

[Full3R]

http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/images/mnovemsa2.jpg



credit to amonline.com

[William]

Mogurnda mogurnda = northern purple spotted gudgeon

But thats thing is harder. Have to do some research

[Full3R]

lol

[William]

I must say you make it hard. It's clearely a bass thats not hard to se but which bass is harder.

[Full3R]

this will give away it but its from my native country

[William]

Australian Bass !!


New pic please

[Full3R]

lol alrighty
http://www.aquascape.co.uk/elephant_nose2.jpg

Credit to aquascape.uk.co

[William]

Easy.
Elephant nose fish

Again ;-)

[William]

Btw let me know if you want me to post a pic. Might be boring just posting.

[Full3R]

hmm ill try and find a hard one
actually this shouldnt be hard
http://badmanstropicalfish.com/cichlid-pictures/1_acara.jpg
Credit Badmanstropicalfish.com

[William]

First thing that comes to mind. Blue acara cichlid (blue cichlid)

[Full3R]

Darn it!!! ok your turn nowa days or sumone else

[DemonShark]

lol

[William]

Ok. I post a pic a little later.

[William]

Ok. Lets start out easy. Atleast I think so.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/idpic4.jpg
Picture is public domain

[rollie]

paradise fish.

[William]

Right you are. Lets try something harder.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/RainbowTrout.jpg
Picture is public domain

[DemonShark]

looks like a trout

[William]

It is a trout. But which species?

[rollie]

specked or lake trout??

[William]

Nope. think weather

[DemonShark]

A rain drop trout lol

[NorthernBoy]

That would be a rainbow trout.

[NorthernBoy]

How About this one?

http://www.wgn.net/~fabio/gallery/california-scuba-photo/california-sheephead.jpg

Credit to Fabio Ehrengruber.

[DemonShark]

looks like some kind of laybrinth fish

[William]

Semicossyphus pulcher = California sheephead

And its not a labyrinth fish but rather a saltwater species.

[William]

Semicossyphus pulcher = California sheephead

And its not a labyrinth fish but rather a saltwater species.

[William]

Lets do a very easy one:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/71/Plecostomus_700.jpg

[DemonShark]

a plec!

[William]

a pleco, thats right. feel like posting a pic?

[NorthernBoy]

Here's one

http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/science/biology/Fish_key/Cyprinidae/fathead%20minnow_JW.jpg
Credit to unb

[William]

its some kind of Minnow.

[William]

Seeing as you like local fish, Pimephales promelas?

[William]

anyone is welcome to post another pic while we wait to hear if I am right.

[Full3R]

http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/archer_w320.jpg


Credit goes to aquariumfish.net

[NorthernBoy]

yes you are right..it is a minnow. Fat Head Minnow.

[William]

Archer fish

Thanks ffor confirming that it was Pimephales promelas = Fat Head Minnow Northernboy.

[Full3R]

yeah its an archer fish someone elses turn

[William]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Periophthalmus_gracilis.jpg
Photo by G. Polgar

[NorthernBoy]

is it one of those mud hopper fish?

[William]

LOL. Yes. it's a mudskipper.

Feel like posting something?

[NorthernBoy]

how about this one...

http://www.whalenfamily.com/msw/images/peewee.jpg

credit to whalenfamily.com

[William]

?????????

[NorthernBoy]

its peewee come on. trying to add some fun to the site to balance out the heated conversation in the gas thread.

[William]

ahaa ok. Just wasn't sure that you got the right picture.

Might be a good idea to balance out the gas thread ;-)

[DemonShark]

there wont be any other things in the gas thread im tired of aruging with him.....

[Full3R]

well just to get back on track ill post one, agrovated gas people use *shakes fist*

http://www.azgardens.com/images/Loach-ChinaButterfly.gif


Picture from azgardens.com

[William]

Nice pic you found. It's a chinese butterfly right?

Feel free to post another if I'm right.

[Full3R]

dang you, ok

http://www.ifc.tas.gov.au/fact_sheets/G_maculatus.jpg

[NorthernBoy]

is it one of those amazon needle fosh that swims up ypur pee hole? joking!

[NorthernBoy]

just kidding. It's a jollytail.

[NorthernBoy]

not a fish but...from water...and not the sea otter. The thing on his chest is the question.

http://donb.furfly.net/photo_cd/f/b47.jpg

credit to the Don Baccus.

[NorthernBoy]

and this one is a special addition

http://www.bbc.co.uk/portuguese/especial/images/1446_peixevampiro/114819_amazonia2.jpg

credit to the bbc but is a fish from Brazil not the UK
I just hope william doesn't know portuguese as well as all the other languages.

[William]

I think the first one is abalone but how would reading portuguese help me with the second one which I think might be Vandellia cirrhosa. Looks similar and you just joked about them.

[NorthernBoy]

yep and yep. Cali Abalone and Candiru. Brazilian fish...potuguese. there is a link there somewhere.

[William]

Oh I'm good ;-)

But I should admit that I wouldn't have gotten the Candiru if you hadn't joked about them before.

Ok. What is this.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Tr%C3%BCsche_Walchensee.jpg
Picture by Achim R. Schloeffel

[NorthernBoy]

thats a Quappe. lives in lakes with northern pike. good one. try this one.

http://www.desertfishes.org/australia/fish/retrsemo.jpg

credit to Ross Felix

And its not another minnow

[William]

This is a tuff one. Any chance of getting a clue to point us in the right direction?

[NorthernBoy]

its an aussie fish

[NorthernBoy]

Austrailian Smelt

Your turn William

[William]

Ok. How about this one
http://uri.sakura.ne.jp/~dd/g/f/g136a.jpg
Credits as in the picture.

[NorthernBoy]

i have no idea. BUT WHAT A COOK SITE HE HAS!!!! seaslugs are cool.

[William]

lemon Goby

Your turn

[NorthernBoy]

http://www.hooferscuba.org/modules/xoopsgallery/cache/albums/album35/Dragonfish.jpg

credit to hoofer scuba

[William]

sorry for the delay.
Dragonfish right?

[NorthernBoy]

yep your turn

[William]

ok. here we go.

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/images/Freshwater/merodontotus_tigrinus_2.jpg

Picture from our species profiles.

[NorthernBoy]

tiger striped catfish?

[William]

Jupp. to easy?

Your turn

[NorthernBoy]

http://www.first-nature.com/fishes/images/scyliorhinus_canicula1.jpg

credit to first-nature.com

[William]

looks like a dogfish or a catshark.

[NorthernBoy]

dogfish...but what kind?

[Madc0ws]

I really have no idea why they call them dogfish,they don't look anything close to a dog, unlike most catfish do.

[William]

Spotted dogfish?

[NorthernBoy]

yep lesser spotted dogfish
your turn

[William]

Ok
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/images/Freshwater/channa_micropeltes_2.jpg

Another picture taken from a species profile on this site.

[Full3R]

No Idea what that is can i have a hint?

[Lindsay_D]

O.o

[William]

They made a movie about them (losely) and they are feared in Maryland.

They are banned in the US and Australia (I believe) and is normally found in asia.

[Madc0ws]

Hey that wouldn't happen to be a channa micropeltes (AKA Giant Snakehead) now would it?

P.S. All I did was right click on the picture, next select properties & it
reveals the name. :P

A little bit of info on them.
"This is the most commonly seen Snakehead in aquarium stores today. The adults are a far cry from the cute, little, red coloured babies they start out as. This is a fish that really does ‘BITE BACK’. In its native habitat, it will attack anything, even humans, if they go near the nest. It is best if we leave these ‘Critters’ where they belong. This fish is also very predatory and will attack and kill each other, as well as, other fish; so it has to be kept with other big bullies. It is also snakelike in its ability to escape; so be warned, get a padlock! The Snakehead can live long periods out of the water, as long as they stay damp. These fish grow to around 3 feet. Keep this warning in mind when you want to buy the small cute ones!!"

Are these the monsters you breed?

[Madc0ws]

How about this fishy?
http://www.waderson.com/images/fishing_holidays/7d481792f754fd97e6d96428e4a2b0e6.jpg

[William]

You little cheat ;-)

That looks like a giant mekong catfish.

[Madc0ws]

Right!

Why are all these fish so huge in Asia yet them Asians so tiny?

[William]

perhaps more protein available below than above the water surface.

[Full3R]

Ooh my turn
http://aslo.org/photopost/data/508/8Fish_diversity_Amazon_backwater-med.jpg

[William]

Which one? all of them?

[DemonShark]

angelfish, pirana etc lol

[Full3R]

All of them

[William]

Don't think I can. Image to small but you got angelfish, red bellied piranha, cichla, silver dollar, hoplias, payara, a crenichicla there to mention a few.

[Full3R]

ok someones elses turn

[NorthernBoy]

Ok I have a good one!

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39993000/jpg/_39993141_burger203.jpg

credit to BBC

[William]

Is that a macfish?

[Full3R]

Fliet o fish

[NorthernBoy]

Filet-O-Fish would be right. Your turn.

[Full3R]

someone else wanna take it i got nothin

[NorthernBoy]

Here's one.

http://www.repcindyevans.com/images/humuhumu.jpg

Credit to Representitive Cindy Evans or as MadcOws would say
"Comrade Cindy Evans"

[William]

Picasso triggerfish?

[Madc0ws]

That wouldn't happen to be a "humuhumu" AKA Wedge Picasso fish now would it?

P.S. I did the properties trick again....BAD MADC0WS! BAD! * Spanks himself* :P

[William]

It's not a trick, it's plain cheating and I told everyone not to do it one the first or second page.

[NorthernBoy]

wow way to take the fun out of the "game". lol

[William]

Well. I had allready identified the fish so that I guess it wasn't that big of a deal but please don't to it a third time.

Northernboy. How about a new one?

[NorthernBoy]

ok

credit to Lyubomir Klissurov.

http://www.klissurov.dir.bg/black_sea/5-ta%20grupa/big/fish-6.jpg

[Madc0ws]

Sorry but it's like doing a quiz with the answers written on the back of the page...you can't help but peek at them.

That wouldn't happen to be an Ophidion rochei AKA Snake Blenny now would it?

P.S. eer....never mind :P

[DemonShark]

Are you cheating again cause I did what you saw about properties to see if you were and it looks like you were coem on madc0ws this isnt funny anymore if your jsut ruining for anyone else who would like to guess at the fish and if you didnt cheat Im sorry for acussing you.

[William]

If you can't help cheat simple stay away from the game.

[Madc0ws]

If you can't help cheat simple stay away from the game.

Man if only the same rule could be applied to politics what a wonderful life it would be.

[Lindsay_D]

MadcOws...don't mention the word politics in this place ever!!! no offense but i don't want anymore fights about it....this is an aquarium related fun forum...not a politics place...if you want to talk about politics...make a forum or something...i have nothing against you but i don't want to deal with it anymore...

[Madc0ws]

Thread states it's a free topic zone, speak your mind on whatever blah blah blah :P

[Lindsay_D]

but you shouldn't do it to the point were two people are at each others throats...there is a limit and you know that....you sound like a five year old going "na na na na"

[Madc0ws]

And how do you know I'm not five years old? I don't recall ever mentioning my age. :P

[Lindsay_D]

if you were five years old you wouldn't be able to type...believe me i have a little brother who is now 6 and he cant even turn on a computer....im done fighting with you though

[Madc0ws]

You call this a fight? My betta female puts up with bigger bites than this....sheesh

[Lindsay_D]

madc0ws....i'm done...i don't like you and i don't think you like me so whatever...i'm a bigger person than this...i'm done...

[Madc0ws]

:(

[Madc0ws]

Time to get back on track...
http://www.sullacresta.it/squalo/Jumping%20great%20white%20shark.JPG

[Lindsay_D]

im gonna go out on a leap and say mako...

[Madc0ws]

HA! Wrong! Remember, no peeking at properties!!!

[NorthernBoy]

Great white....African

[Madc0ws]

ROFL yeah right...Maybe a Great New Yorker lololololololololol

[DemonShark]

Its a shark for sure has the look of a great white shark? Thats a nice picture of it too whats in it mouth?

[NorthernBoy]

its a seal demonshark.. the only place that sharks breach the water like that with frequency is Seal Island False Bay, South Africa. And that is a great white shark.

[DemonShark]

Thats what I thought so were right and madc0ws is wrong?

[NorthernBoy]

yes, he is wrong. We are right.

[DemonShark]

Ok tell me how to post a picture plz i wana try this

[NorthernBoy]

find a picture and right click. "copy url". to post it

1)type:
2)then right click and paste.
3)type:
4)give credit

will look something like this. Ill make a fake one so you can see.

mypictures.jpg

Credit to blahblah.com

[Madc0ws]

Wadda ya mean I'm wrong? I posted the bloody pic and on top of that I'm never wrong.

to post pics:
step 1.Hit the "img" box in the "message body" section of post window
step 2.copy and paste direct url found on pics
step 3.Hit the "img" box in the "message body" section of post window...again

ex.
http://www.sullacresta.it/squalo/Jumping%20great%20white%20shark.JPG

[NorthernBoy]

wadda I mean??? I mean u r wrong. It IS a Great White Shark.

[DemonShark]

http://thomas.voirol.com/oriacuba/images/oria/diving/Moonfish2.jpg

credit to:thomas.voirol.com

[DemonShark]

Hey knock it off both of you Im tired of hearing bout fighting! Now guess this fish

[NorthernBoy]

you need to give credit to the site you got the picture from demonshark.

i think its a wahoo or ono....pretty sure its hawaiian though

[DemonShark]

I did see lol

[NorthernBoy]

lol sorry

[DemonShark]

lol i edited

[William]

moon fish?

[DemonShark]

Yep!

[NorthernBoy]

moonfish=ono

[William]

So than you win and it's your turn to post a new one!

[DemonShark]

O sorry

[NorthernBoy]

http://www.robertosozzani.it/Bonaire/images/queen02.JPG

Credit to Roberto Sozzani

[William]

the quuen parrotfish or the other one that is out of focus?

[NorthernBoy]

the parrotfish....smarty! Your turn.

[William]

ok. how about this one.
http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/images/Freshwater/catlocarpio_siamensis_adult_1.jpg

[DemonShark]

o thats awsome looking!

[NorthernBoy]

is it some type of carp?

[William]

Yes from asia, Mekong delta among other places.

[Full3R]

(curious question bout the fish) what could it be kept with?

I must admit i didnt know what it was so i did the properties cheat but im not saying what it is coz i didnt know straight off so i was just curious

[William]

other large not to aggressive fish.

[NorthernBoy]

Look at this picture William of a Giant Barb. I think that is what that fish is by the way.

http://www.fishbase.org/photos/PicturesSummaryV2.cfm?ID=12060&pic=Casia_u2.jpg


BTW fishbase.org rocks. You can search my family or country, common name or just scan pictures. It is sweet!

[William]

Yes. Fishbase is very good. I use it a lot.

And yes you are right. it is a giant barb = Catlocarpio siamensis

your turn.

[NorthernBoy]

ok

http://www.aquarium.gdynia.pl/galeria/coralreef/images/Odonus-niger.jpg

credit to www.aquarium.gdynia

[William]

Well its a trigger fish but I will have to research the species.

[DemonShark]

its pretty

[Lindsay_D]

i like the color

[Full3R]

so whos turn is it

[DemonShark]

donno

[NorthernBoy]

ok I'll start...

http://www.seaotter.com/marine/research/hexagrammos/lagocephalus/pics/lagocephalus.jpg

credit to seaotter.com

[William]

Is it a greenling?

[NorthernBoy]

yes it is but what type.

[gwenkat]

I think it is a rock greenling or Hexagrammos lagocephalus

[NorthernBoy]

Yes. Sorry for the late response. School starts again tomorrow. Crap...I have a ton of stuff to do before tomorrow!!!

[NorthernBoy]

Your turn qwenkat.

[gwenkat]

http://www.kidzone.ws/imageschanged/sharks/sevengilledshark.jpg



credit to kid zone.ws

[gwenkat]

Have fun on your first day back to school Northern Boy!!

[DemonShark]

lol its a shark dont know which kind tho

[William]

looks like a seven guild shark

[gwenkat]

You're right - your turn!

[William]

ok. how about

http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/images/Freshwater/channa_bleheri_5.jpg
Picture from this site.