what am I?

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 12 Sep 2009, 23:09

?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 13 Sep 2009, 09:00

Nope. Clue may probably be a bit too vague

. Here are 3 more clues:

1) "Oh well", said the fairy tale fish, " I'll give you a light".
2) Last spring I bought a handmade dragon
3) Torbanite has already used one sp. of this genus before
4) It's listed right after Robin's friend

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 13 Sep 2009, 20:26

Doh!

well.. Dragon .. light .

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 13 Sep 2009, 21:47

torbanite wrote:
Phreatobius dracunculus

Of course

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 13 Sep 2009, 22:04

i) Remove one "L" from my genus and you have a genus of game bird whose feathers are sometimes used to make artists brushes.
ii) My specific name honours the fellow who described my genus.
iii) My adipose fin is absent.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 15 Sep 2009, 18:40

torbanite wrote:i) Remove one "L" from my genus and you have a genus of game bird whose feathers are sometimes used to make artists brushes.

Ended up with geese and turkeys, but Latin doesn't seem to match....
Another clue pls!

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 15 Sep 2009, 21:38

Ha! Finally thought of a puzzle you don't get first time

iv) According to the paper that describes me, the first member of my genus to be found was thought originally to be a Bunocephalus. We're now classified as something else, indeed we're not even in the same family.

v) The bird has a long thin bill, is found in woodland & is quite well camouflaged. Various species of it can be found in Eurasia & N. America. Two of its feathers are used for extremely detailed/fine painting

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 15 Sep 2009, 21:53

Woodcock = Scolopax

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 15 Sep 2009, 23:20

Marc van Arc wrote:
Scoloplax baskini

Woodcock = Scolopax

That's the one

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 16 Sep 2009, 21:04

New fish:

1) my pronunciation sort of says that I'm a stingy insect with talent
2) the above refers to the genus name (which is not explained btw)
3) my species name suggests I'm in between
4) the largest specimen measured was almost twice as long as "normal" specimens

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 17 Sep 2009, 05:11

?

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 17 Sep 2009, 08:16

L number Banana wrote:
Schilbe intermedius
?

Your turn!

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 17 Sep 2009, 17:13

Previously Listed Catfish

New Fish:
I'm named after a distinguishing feature, food and a gem.

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 17 Sep 2009, 21:57

Hmm,,

"Pearl Catfish" ?

castaneus = Chestnut

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 17 Sep 2009, 23:19

torbanite:

"Pearl Catfish" Mystus castaneus?

Correct

Thought that fish would be somewhere in the front of someone's mind, certainly is in mine, should I order it, should I wait, should I....

Your turn!

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 18 Sep 2009, 13:05

L number Banana wrote:torbanite:
Thought that fish would be somewhere in the front of someone's mind, certainly is in mine, should I order it, should I wait, should I....

Ah decisions, decisions

Previously Listed Catfish

i) In ancient times, to look at me commonly resulted in the viewer being petrified.
ii) My number is F9.

Who am i?

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 18 Sep 2009, 13:19

Second clue makes me thing it's , but I'm probably wrong... If I'm right, I'd better set an easy one, as I have little (if I even bring a laptop) contact with the 'net for the weekend.

--
Mats

Carp37 · Post by **Carp37** » 18 Sep 2009, 13:35

Ancistrus ranunculus medusa pleco?

torbanite · Post by **torbanite** » 18 Sep 2009, 15:28

MatsP wrote:Second clue makes me thing it's
Corydoras spectabilis

Good guess but, F9 not F9 so not a hexadecimal number. Your day job must be in software ?

Carp37 wrote:Ancistrus ranunculus medusa pl*co?

F9 is the 9th Fibonacci number = 34.
Medusa was a goddess who petrified people (turned them to stone).
= L034 = Medusa Pleco

Your turn Carp37

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 18 Sep 2009, 19:41

Welcome aboard carp37

Beware, this game is addictive.
Here's the updated list:
Previously Listed Catfish

There's no rules for timing or clues, it's all good - go for it

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 20 Sep 2009, 08:47

L number Banana wrote:There's no rules for timing or clues

I could do with a new one by now

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 20 Sep 2009, 16:01

L number Banana wrote:There's no rules for timing or clues

Marc wrote: I could do with a new one by now

A new puzzle, a new rule or new timing?
If you'd like to offer up a new fish, that's okay with me and we'll slip carp37 in when he shows up.

Post by **Marc van Arc** » 20 Sep 2009, 22:44

L number Banana wrote:A new puzzle, a new rule or new timing?

I was refering to a new puzzle, but I may have been too hasty. Anyway, let Carp do it. I find my own puzzles quite boring for I already know the answer

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 20 Sep 2009, 23:45

Aha.
The floor is still open for carp37 when he gets a chance but here's something that no one seems to agree on...
what's the smallest catfish?

Post by **Birger** » 21 Sep 2009, 01:35

Tie between and

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 21 Sep 2009, 01:58

Birger wrote:

Tie between Scoloplax baskini and Scoloplax dolicholophia

and ?

ps. Birger, you're very smooth to finally get one in there when it's kind a 'filler game'.

Wanna suggest a quickie until Carp37 gets back?

Post by **Birger** » 21 Sep 2009, 02:32

Oh ya...good save, we are both right, I would think yours would be tougher to collect and care for.

Okay this may keep you busy...getting back to Scoloplax... what family was Scoloplax dicra, which is the type species, first placed into.

http://www.planetcatfish.com/catelog/fa ... mily_id=25

Dave Rinaldo · Post by **Dave Rinaldo** » 21 Sep 2009, 03:17

Aspredinidae

Bunocephalus sp.

Post by **Birger** » 21 Sep 2009, 04:26

When first recorded yes... Bunocephalus sp.-Lundberg and Baskin(1969) and then Scoloplax dicra when described in 1976 was provisionally placed in Loricariidae before Scoloplacidae

Okay where is Carp37?

L number Banana · Post by **L number Banana** » 21 Sep 2009, 06:41

Birger:

Oh ya...good save, we are both right, I would think yours would be tougher to collect and care for.

Yup, no eyes, hmm, that's kind of creepy.

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