Sounds Fishy To Me Trivia Quiz

Answer: Pike

These freshwater fish are found in Northern America, Siberia, Western Europe and Eurasia. They have also been found in Lucerne and in London and in some lakes of Western Europe as well as their rivers. They can grow to a maximum of six feet and weigh almost 90lbs. It's scary if one of those brushes up against you in the water. Some also live up to thirty years of age!

Answer: Shark

Sharks are more than 420 million years old and lived before the age of the dinosaur. They have been classified into an amazing 440 different species and range in size from six inches in length, to a whopping forty feet in the case of the whale shark. Most live in saltwater and their skin is designed to protect them from damage.

They come complete with replaceable teeth - several sets of them in fact. They're quite fascinating creatures once you stop being terrified of them, but today their survival is under threat from humans.

Answer: Angler

The angler fish is also referred to as the fishing-frog. It is found in waters from the Barents Sea to the Straits of Gibraltar, and in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas as well. It has a large, broad and flat head with a very large mouth full of very long and very sharp teeth.

When prey swims into its mouth, it snaps its jaw shut fast, like the bars of a jail cell, to prevent it escaping.

Answer: Char

A char is a member of the salmonoid genus. Some are referred to as being trout. With small scales, they also tend to have light reddish spots over a darker coloured body. They're a popular sports fish, but in some areas where they have been introduced locally, they are now considered an invasive species.

Answer: Ray

There are more than 500 species of rays and these are classified into thirteen different families. They have flat, floating bodies with the eyes located on the top of the head. Most usually live on the floor of the sea or near estuaries and are quite difficult to spot unless you're somewhat of an expert at doing so.

Answer: Barb

Barbs are given this name because most have a pair of barbels on their mouths which they use to search for food. Barbels are long, slender, whisker-type organs and are used as tactile devices in seeking food along the water beds. Barbs can be eaten for food, but their eggs are poisonous.

Answer: Bleak

There are several different families of the bleak fish. They have long, flat bodies with pointed heads and upward turning mouths. Smiley faced fish - how cute. In Europe, bleak and bream fish are often confused, so to find the difference in the two species, you look for the smile.

Answer: Carp

The carp is a freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia. Carps have been a food source for humans for a very long time and different species of these can be found in goldfish breeds. In America where the fish was introduced, several species of carp are now listed as invasive.

Answer: Cobbler

Cobblers are a type of eeltail catfish and can be found at river estuaries on the Australian continent. The dorsal fins of the South Australian cobbler are poisonous, and it can be found in the waters of New South Wales and Western Australian as well. As a point of interest, the submarine USS Cobbler was named after this fish.

Answer: Dory

The dory fish comprises several different families. They have large eyes and a silvery coloured, narrow body. Most are deep sea fish and are considered by commercial fishermen to be an excellent food source. Oh, and by the way, Dory the fish in the 2003 film "Finding Nemo" is not a dory fish at all. She's a species of fish known as regal tang - but she probably forgot that.