QUIZ:What Are The 10 Most Numerous Marine Fish In The Trade?

[John_Brandt]

QUIZ: What Top 10 Marine Fish Are The Worldwide Leaders As Most Numerous In The Aquarium Trade??

Based on International figures of export/import from the trade. Which fish are they?

The answers will come on Monday night. Give it a shot. Take some guesses, you might be surprised.....

 

[Len]

Oooooo, this should be interesting. I'll put in my guess tomorrow. If it's possible, I suggest you postpone giving the answer away until Monday evening. People, for strange reasons, seem to do non-reefing activities during the weekend 8O Yeah, sacrilegious I know

 

[John_Brandt]

Monday night it is

 

[Kalkbreath]

Damsels.............1).No stripe (blue)....2) one stripe.....3) two stripe.......4) three stripe .....5) four stripe...6) green chromis 7) one spot ...8) yellow tail 9) yellow belly.......and 10)?............... yellow tangs are not imported (only relocated}so are all Fla. fish ..so damsels would hold the first nine spots the tenth would be mandarins :wink: ?

 

[John_Brandt]

All species are considered. It is based on International data on all fish that enter the trade, regardless of source and destination.

 

[Anonymous]

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[fishfanatic2]

Damsels, dammit

 

[Anonymous]

Nemo's?
(no, seriously, Clowns-all types!)


B

 

[coralite1]

Most numerous fish based on import export data is not going to reflect the most numerous fish who have managed to survive in people's tanks but I will take a shot anyway.

Blue devil, royal gramma, ocellaris and tomato (frenatus and melanopus)clowns, yellow tang, flame hawk, flame angel, coral beauty, mandarins, purple/bicolor/diadema pseudochromis and yellow watchman gobies.

 

[Kalkbreath]

All species are considered. It is based on International data on all fish that enter the trade, regardless of source and destination.

.............What data is kept in interstate fish sales? some {collection} paperworkby registered collectors in Fla and Hawaii......... but not sales?

 

[esmithiii]

lionfishes will probably make the list, as will triggers.

 

[John_Brandt]

All species are considered. It is based on International data on all fish that enter the trade, regardless of source and destination.

.............What data is kept in interstate fish sales? some {collection} paperworkby registered collectors in Fla and Hawaii......... but not sales?

Kalkbreath,

Data includes invoicing from exporters, importers and wholesalers internationally. What you are calling 'interstate' (ie Hawaii to mainland USA, or Florida etc.) sales do count.

Just consider all fishes and make your guesses.

 

[John_Brandt]

CLARIFICATION:

This quiz uses actual species names. Many people have guessed using family or subfamily names. A family name such as 'damsels' covers over 300 species, and even includes the anemonefishes (clownfish). You are welcome to use common names of the fishes. The answers will come with a common and scientific name.

Some of you might want to put your thinking caps back on with this new clarification. Sorry if I wasn't clear enough originally.

 

[ScottC]

perc clown (Amphiprion percula), yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), lion fish (Pterois volitans), mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus), blue damsel (Pomacentrus pavo), bannerfish (Heniochus dipreutes), emperor angel (Pomacanthus imperator), flame hawk (Neocirrhites armatus), spiny puffer (Diodon holocanthus), royal gramma (Gramma loreto)

 

[Kalkbreath]

All species are considered. It is based on International data on all fish that enter the trade, regardless of source and destination.

.............What data is kept in interstate fish sales? some {collection} paperworkby registered collectors in Fla and Hawaii......... but not sales?

Kalkbreath,

Data includes invoicing from exporters, importers and wholesalers internationally. What you are calling 'interstate' (ie Hawaii to mainland USA, or Florida etc.) sales do count.

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The sales count but ,who is doing the counting? Fish and Wildlife does not keep track of the interstate fish sales..........Can we ask who comprized the data? or would that spoil the prize {sur}?

 

[Anonymous]

I would think the three stripe, domino, yellow tail, and blue damsels would have to be on there. Ocellaris clowns are far more common than percula clowns, at least out here. Frenatus and clarkii clowns are also very common. Picasso triggers, maybe? Mandarin dragonets. Yellow tangs. Red firefish.

 

[John_Brandt]

The sales count but ,who is doing the counting? Fish and Wildlife does not keep track of the interstate fish sales..........Can we ask who comprized the data? or would that spoil the prize {sur}?

Mr. Breath,

1) Please quit whining.
2) Please start guessing.

 

[Anonymous]

Mr. Breath,

1) Please quit whining.
2) Please start guessing.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

"Mr. Breath"!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

John, that was hilarious!

Peace,

Chip

 

[TrevorRobertson]

1) Blue Damsel
2) Yellow tailed Blue Damsel
3) Perc Clown
4) Ocolarus Clown
5) Yello Tang
6) Green Chromis
7) Blue Chromis
8) Regal Tang
9) three spotted Damsel
10) alge Blenny

Just my guesses pardon the poor spelling

 

[AFH]

I am not going to guess but, if I were to take a ride to petco and visit their saltwater selection I bet I could come up with at leat 5

Here is my guess anyway

Blue Damselfish
Yellow Tail Damselfish
blue Chromis
green Chromis
4 striped damselfish
Ocellaris
maroon white stripe
maroom gold stripe
Yellow Tang
Royal Gramma