Famous Critters
Name that Fish
True or False
Name that group
Behaviours
100
What species is Dory from "Finding Nemo"?
Blue Tang
100
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Lionfish
100
All parrotfish and groupers start off their life as males and only some transition to females
FALSE, they are start as females and transition to males
100
Spotfin, banded, four eye
Butterflyfish
100
This fish is considered to have a beak for scraping algae off of corals
Parrotfish
200
In the live action "The Little Mermaid", what species is Flounder?
Sergeant Major
200
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Hogfish
200
Most damselfish are highly territorial
TRUE
200
Queen, princess, rainbow, stoplight
Parrotfish
200
Queen Parrotfish surround themselves with this at night for protection
Mucus bubble
300
Plankton, from "Spongebob", is what species?
Copepod
300
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Queen Angelfish
300
Parrotfish can consume up to 200 pounds / 90 kilos of coral per year
TRUE
300
Blue, queen, Townsend
Angelfish
300
A fish that scares away predators by grinding its back teeth to create a noise
Grunt
400
What fish are seen in the car wash scene from "Shark Tale"?
Cleaner wrasse
400
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Princess parrotfish
400
Blue is the first light color to be absorbed by the water column
FALSE, the first color to be absorbed is red
400
Blue, surgeon, doctor
Tangs / Acanthuridae
400
Zooplankton that hollows out a salp and lays its eggs inside
Phronima
500
What type of shark was the "bad guy" in Flipper?
Hammerhead
500
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Butterflyfish
500
Most juvenile fishes closely resemble their terminal phase
FALSE, there are often many juveniles that look very different to their adults
500
Sharks, skates, and rays
Cartilaginous fish
500
This fish shadows another non-threatening fish to cloak its own appearance and allow it to approach much closer to its prey
Trumpetfish