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 Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:48 pm Post subject: 2016 - Native Fish Quiz! |
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Congrats!!
Humaid Shaikh
Navneeth Kumar
Link to quiz - https://goo.gl/forms/NWw5vMxuYwMxb3Hk1
Few basic terms for the quiz
1. Open from August 18th till August 22nd 2016
2. Anyone other than organizers can participate in the quiz
3. Only one (and first) submission will be considered per contestant
4. Please enter your full name and forum username in the relevant field
5. There might be 2 more rounds in case of tie |
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random2
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| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:32 am Post subject: Re: 2016 - Native Fish Quiz! |
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Update :
1. Extending the deadline by 1day as few requested for the same
2. There is one more prize this year for contestant getting all the answers right :)
3. The purpose of the quiz is to encourage enthusiasts to know more about native fishes of India. Will be posting the answers once the winners are announced |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 10:06 am Post subject: Re: 2016 - Native Fish Quiz! |
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| Thank you all! Hope to have the results out before weekend. |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: 2016 - Native Fish Quiz! |
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Here are the answers -
1. What is the scientific name of the snakehead that was well known in the hobby but described in 2015-16
Answer: Channa pardalis
2. What is the genus that means sticky chest and name a species (scientific name) of the same genus which is endemic(only found in) to Karnataka
Answer: Glyptothorax, Glyptothorax kudremukhensis
3. What is the scientific name of the catfish which is first from its genus to be described (2015-2016) from Southern India
Answer: Amblyceps accari
4. Name the barb with 28-32 lateral line scales, fins orange in color and adult males have tubercles
Answer: Hypselobarbus jerdoni
5. Identify the fish
Answer: Pethia nigripinnis
6. Ophiocephalus is synonym of which present day genus
Answer: Channa
7. Name the species of catfish endemic to Kerala with following hints (1) Only species of the genus to be found in southern India, co-geners found in north-east India (2) The name of the genus in latin means a type of grain
Answer: Olyra astrifera
8. Identify the fish
Answer: Dawkinsia arulius
9. What is the state fish of Madhya Pradesh (scientific name)
Answer: Tor tor
10. Name the genus of loach which is named after a region of India
Answer: Ghatsa |
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: 2016 - Native Fish Quiz! |
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This was the the prize that no one got -
Since no one got all of them right. |
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