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Hi! Here is something a little different for ID. My husband bought me a set of beautiful fish plates for a present. I recognize a carp and a "gar" and one or two others but I'm hoping someone can tell me the exact genus and species of each fish. Or, if not that, then at least what family the fish belongs to.

Plate 1.

Plate 2.

Plate 3.

Plate 4.

Plate 5.

Plate 6.


This is not a quiz! (I really don't know and need help. *lol*)
Thanks.

Plate 1 is a Yellow Perch
Plate 2 Don't know
Plate 3 is a carp
Plate 4 is a pike or pickerel (the picture is generalized and not exactly right for either).
Plate 5 is a Brown trout
Plate 6 is a Rainbow trout

Andy

1. Perca fluviatilis
2. Leuciscus idus
3. Cyprinus carpio
4. Esox lucius
5. Salmo salar or Salmo trutta trutta
6. Oncorhynchus mykiss

All species is found in Norway

This is what I wanted. Thanks to both.

I think that the head shape of 2 is more consistent with roach (Rutilus rutilus) than with ide/orfe.

I agree, fish 2 is a roach.
This images are also on a set of bathroom tiles & a different plate set.

Thanks for the second look.
After looking at many images of both, I have to agree that Fish 2. does look more like the roach.

Obviously of European origin.

European perch, an analog of the american LMB and SMB, can reach 2' and 11 lb.

Good catch on the roach. Anyone can point out for my education why it cannot be a rudd aka Scardinius erythrophthalmus ?

Viktor Jarikov wrote:Obviously of European origin.

European perch, an analog of the american LMB and SMB, can reach 2' and 11 lb.

Good catch on the roach. Anyone can point out for my education why it cannot be a rudd aka Scardinius erythrophthalmus ?

The rudd is a surface feeder so the lower lip is longer than the top. They are generally deeper in the body and more golden coloured than roach too. All of these species are widespread here in Ireland bar rainbow trout - these are only found in stocked fisheries. The specimen size for European perch here is around 3lbs, I believe the Irish record is somewhere around 5lb. They reach larger sizes in warmer waters but 11lb would be astonishing.

Note: carp wouldn't be widespread in Ireland either, again generally limited to stocked fisheries but becoming very popular.