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Quiz about Mediterranean Big Fish Little Fish

Mediterranean - Big Fish, Little Fish Quiz

Big fish eats little fish and man eats the lot! A marine journey in the Mediterranean.

A multiple-choice quiz by gme24. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
gme24

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,421

Updated
Jan 03 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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531

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Question 1 of 10

1. Small fish blue-green on top with silvery sides and a black band that extends from head to tail. The body is rounded with relatively large eyes and pointed snout. Lives and moves near the surface of the water and feeds mainly on plankton. The length is normally between 5 to 15 cm. What is it? Hint

Sand smelt

Sand horse

Sandpiper

Sandhead

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Question 2 of 10

2. This grey-green fish lives near the coast. It feeds on plankton and various small invertebrates. The body is elongated with golden yellow horizontal lines. What is it called? Hint

Bogue

Vogue

Rogue

Pogue

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Question 3 of 10

3. This colourful fish can grow up to a length of 30cm and is found in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. What is it? Hint

Rainbow flag

Rainbow warrior

Rainbow wrasse

Rainbow trout

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Question 4 of 10

4. This fish has a silvery body with a black spot near the tail. It belongs to the Sparidae family of the genus Oblada. What is it called? Hint

Muddled Seabream

Saddled Seabream

Saddled horse

Saddled donkey

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Question 5 of 10

5. A fish belonging to the genus Mugil of the family Mugilidae: its colour is black/blue green and can grow up to one meter in length. Its name is Flathead grey ___. Hint

bullet

gullet

pullet

mullet

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Question 6 of 10

6. This fish has the scientific name of Sparisoma cretense. It lives in rocky and sandy areas up to depth of 30 meters. Because of its looks it is named after a bird. What is its name? Hint

Sparrow

Swallow

Parrot

Bee-eater

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Question 7 of 10

7. The garfish, due to its shape, is also called the sea ____ . Hint

fatty

thread

slim

needle

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Question 8 of 10

8. This fish goes by the scientific name mullus surmuletus and its English name is _____ mullet. What colour? Hint

green

blue

yellow

red

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Question 9 of 10

9. Serranus cabrilla has an oblong body yellowish-grey or reddish in colour with darker vertical lines on the upper body. By what name is it known?
Hint

Somber

Comber

Lumber

Number

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Question 10 of 10

10. The common name of the flat oval fish is ________ . Hint

vole

mole

hole

sole

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Sand smelt

Sand smelt or silversides has the scientific name Atherina hepsetus.
Sandpiper is a wading bird, Sand horse is a book by Ann Turnbull and Sandhead is small village in Scotland.

2. This grey-green fish lives near the coast. It feeds on plankton and various small invertebrates. The body is elongated with golden yellow horizontal lines. What is it called?

Answer: Bogue

Bogue (boops boops) is 10-30 cm long.
Vogue is the prevailing fashion, rogue is a dishonest or unprincipled man and pogue is a pejorative military slang.

3. This colourful fish can grow up to a length of 30cm and is found in the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. What is it?

Answer: Rainbow wrasse

Mediterranean rainbowfish or rainbow wrasse (Coris julis).
Rainbow warrior is the ex fishing trawler belonging to Greenpeace, rainbow trout is a Californian species of trout (Salmo irideus), rainbow flag is a flag used as a symbol for peace.

4. This fish has a silvery body with a black spot near the tail. It belongs to the Sparidae family of the genus Oblada. What is it called?

Answer: Saddled Seabream

Saddled seabream (Oblada Melanura) has elongated ovoid body with large eyes.

5. A fish belonging to the genus Mugil of the family Mugilidae: its colour is black/blue green and can grow up to one meter in length. Its name is Flathead grey ___.

Answer: mullet

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil Cephalus) usually live inshore and feed mainly on remains of dead organisms.
Bullet is a missile of lead, pullet is a young chicken and gullet is the oesophagus.

6. This fish has the scientific name of Sparisoma cretense. It lives in rocky and sandy areas up to depth of 30 meters. Because of its looks it is named after a bird. What is its name?

Answer: Parrot

Parrot fish - the male of the species are coloured grey-brown, purple-brown and the female are normally red. They belong to the scaridae family.
Swallow, bee-eater and sparrow are birds.

7. The garfish, due to its shape, is also called the sea ____ .

Answer: needle

The sea needle (belone belone) belongs to the family Belonidae. It is a slender fish and it can reach a length of 90cm. It feeds on small fish.

8. This fish goes by the scientific name mullus surmuletus and its English name is _____ mullet. What colour?

Answer: red

Red mullet belongs to the family Mullidae, has a rather compressed body with a pair of barbels under its chin. It feeds on organisms that are found at the bottom of the sea like crustaceans and moluscs.

9. Serranus cabrilla has an oblong body yellowish-grey or reddish in colour with darker vertical lines on the upper body. By what name is it known?

Answer: Comber

The comber belongs to the family Serranidae and feeds on fish and inverterbrates.

10. The common name of the flat oval fish is ________ .

Answer: sole

The common sole (Solea Vulgaris) has a greyish-brown to reddish-brown colour and feeds on worms, molluscs and crustaceans.

Source: Author gme24

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