What’s the dumbest fish name?

[OrchidMiss]

We should show some love to the spiny lumpsucker fish too.

@Nano_Man I know you know some funny named fishes

 

[Slocke]

Of course birds get the worst names:

**** and ******* of course but then their is my favorite, the European Shag. Or there is the Satanic Nightjar.

Edit: R2R they are birds. You can’t sensor birds!

One of the censored birds is featured in this fine documentary and the other has many species including the blue and great.

 

[OrchidMiss]

Also, I have a huge coral banded shrimp named Dan Mitt *say it quickly* whose name gets censored here.

 

[Miami Reef]

Oh right..

The infamous Hebrew name for Pycnonotus is “Bulbul”, which also happens to have the very same meaning as “Dick” in English

We refer it as “bulbul” in my family, too. haha.

 

[SeeSnek]

So many people misunderstanding the question!

 

[Miami Reef]

I want a Slippery dick wrasse just so the off chance company might ask what type of fish that is…

I am not very mature…

Edited post to prevent getting the whoopin. Lol

That exact google search is what I edited out lol.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Hey fam, please remember our TOS. I understand common names are sometimes weird and oddly inappropriate, but let's keep the whole thread from turning into something we can't classify as family-friendly. Thanks!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

you think fish names are bad, look at some of the coral names!

 

[JoJosReef]

You didn’t call me?

Slippery dick wrasse
Puddingwife wrasse
Green and yellow coris wrasse
Bird wrasse (speculum wrasse is more accurate)
Foxface (that’s a badgers face…)

Late to this thread but definitely puddingwife wrasse. What!? I mean, huh?

 

[AydenLincoln]

I have a wrasse named MR. PITA and I think we all know what a P.I.T.A. is because he really is one! Because trying to get him out of the tank to move him numerous times was truly a pain in my a**! So I thought the name suited him as it took over a year and only happened when I drained and shut down the tank completely and even then it wasn’t an easy task to get him out.

 

[DanyL]

I have a wrasse named MR. PITA and I think we all know what a P.I.T.A. because he really is one! Because trying to get him out of the tank to move him numerous times was truly a pain in the a**!

 

[AydenLincoln]

Exactly I love PITAS too lol! And as much as he is one I do love him and he’s full of energy and so colorful!

 

[DanyL]

Exactly I love PITAS too lol! And as much as he is one I do love him and he’s full of energy and so colorful!

He must be getting them colors from all the aminos and trace elements the falafel is known for !!

 

[i cant think]

Okay here we go;

Over here certain wrasses from the genera Paracheilinus and Cirrhilabrus have 1 shared part of their common name.
They are known as Dwarf Parrots, however! Not all of them are called that - there’s some scenarios where we get Fairy and Flasher Wrasses (I.e. Holy Grail Flasher Wrasse and Katoi Fairy Wrasse).

Then we have Fireball Angel (Centropyge acanthops) and the Flame Back Angel (Centropyge aurantonotus). How does that look like a ball of fire?!

Next up, the Horseshoe Tang, Acanthurus fowleri. Do you see any comparison?

Oh! And, we have the Goldrim Tang and the Powder Brown Tang;
I have caused many arguments in LFSs because of these two names
Enjoy the PowderBrown (Acanthurus nigricans) and Goldrim (Acanthurus japonicus)

Should I keep going?

 

[Nano_Man]

@Nano_Man I know you know some funny named fishes

Well do I get dragged into this or not Hmmmm
I can not have many black crosses left . There is a crab called the fiddler crab and when there’s two together there’s a lot of fiddling going on Lots of people will like the slippery Richard lol

Fiddler crab
Temporal range: Early Miocene-recent[1]
Red-jointed fiddler crab (Minuca minax)Scientific classificationDomain:EukaryotaKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ArthropodaClass:MalacostracaOrder:DecapodaSuborder:PleocyemataInfraorder:BrachyuraSuperfamily:OcypodoideaFamily:Ocypodidae


Sorry you meant fish a lot of people like this
Pollock

Very common and can grow into monster fish. From shore can be caught using lures, floats etc. Record shore caught pollock is just over 18lb. Best baits are worms and crabs.

 

[LadyMac]

I have a Sideshow Bob and a Selma, clownfish. I think it’s fitting lol.

I find “angelfish” misleading for the freshwater variety. I’ve never had marine angels. But the freshwater can be quite nasty especially with eggs.

 

[DanyL]

I have a Sideshow Bob and a Selma, clownfish. I think it’s fitting lol.

I find “angelfish” misleading for the freshwater variety. I’ve never had marine angels. But the freshwater can be quite nasty especially with eggs.

It’s not like marine Angels are gentle either - (don’t!) put them in a reef and watch

 

[Reefering1]

I want a Slippery dick wrasse just so the off chance company might ask what type of fish that is…

I am not very mature…

I want to know, but just can't Google "how to care for a slippery dick?" Or what does a slippery dick taste like? "

 

[Nano_Man]

I want to know, but just can't Google "how to care for a slippery dick?" Or what does a slippery dick taste like? "

Oh boy this is only going one way down

 

[Reefering1]

Oh boy this is only going one way down

Genuine question.. I got a feeling my Desjardini is delicious.

I am not very mature…