The Fish of "Finding Nemo" Trivia Quiz

Answer: Clownfish

Though most often the clownfish is viewed as an orange fish with white and black bars, there are actually over 30 species of clownfish recognized. The designs vary in color and pattern, but the orange clownfish is the most widely recognized species (also the species of Marlin, Nemo, and Coral in the film).

Answer: Barracuda

Of the 27 species of barracuda, the great barracuda is perhaps the most easily recognized. Barracudas are scavenging fish, and therefore have been known to bite humans. They view the human as a predator, following them for food. That's when they bite (thinking they're going to get a morsel of food falling from the mouth).

Answer: Butterflyfish

The forcepfish is a species of butterflyfish, more specifically a yellow longnose butterflyfish. I find its Hawaiian name quite humorous. Lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi means "long nosed fish shaped like a wiliwili leaf".

Answer: Flapjack Octopus

Not much is known of the flapjack octopus (also called the flapjack devilish). Pearl from "Finding Nemo" made the species a bit more known, though they live a bit deeper in the ocean than the film portrays.

Answer: Eagle ray

Mr. Ray is a spotted eagle ray, a species of stingray with one of the longest tail lengths. The snout looks like the bill of a duck, and can be found throughout most of the world's seas, but not venturing too far from shore (they like shallow waters and reefs).

Answer: Blue tang

Dory is a regal blue tang, a popular (and one of the most recognized) aquarium fish. The blue tang is a species of surgeonfish.

After the success of "Finding Nemo", I found that the blue tang, whose name was previously not known by many, had begun to be affectionately known as the "Dory fish".

Answer: Anglerfish

The anglerfish is a fish that dwells very deep in the ocean where it is typically darker than pitch black (if that's possible!). It has a ball on the end of an appendage on its head that is able to produce a glow through bioluminescence. It uses this bright light to attract fish into its awaiting jaws.

Answer: Moonfish

The moonfish is generally triangular and has a dark silver body with yellow tinged throughout. It is also called a moony, Malayan angel, or fingerfish, and called "sea angel" when in aquariums.

Answer: Moorish idol

The Moorish idol gets its name from the place where it is known as a bringer of happiness, the Moors of Africa. It is one of the most widely recognized fish kept in aquariums, and as such is used in many ocean designs. I once had a fish-themed bathroom, and this particular fish was the most frequent species found in the bathroom related items such as soap dispenser and toothbrush holder.

However, it does not live as long as most other aquarium fish, and is fairly sensitive.

Answer: Grouper

Groupers typically eat whole fish, rather than biting. They can pull in prey with their powerful sucking power, and they also use this feature to dig in the sand. They suck the sand in and expel it through their gills. Speaking of gills, their gill muscles are so powerful that it becomes almost impossible to remove them from their self-dug cave home if they feel threatened.

Interestingly, they have also been known to hunt mutually with moray eels.