The Eyes Have It!

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:15 pm

Grateful Diver wrote:My last one was too easy ... here's another ... #9

(edit) hmmm might be the same species as #8 ... then again, maybe not ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Tricky, Tricky, If I guess on you #9 it might give my #8 away!

Come on, isn't anyone even going to try?

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:15 pm

divernick wrote:Calvin, is yours a gobie?

You know, Divernick, you just might be right! After I saw your post I looked hard at Calvin's photo (for the umpteenth time!) but this time I imagined that the blue eye was black.....and it seemed to fit. I wouldn't be surprised at all if it ends up being a Blackeyed Gobie.

Of course, I've already been WRONG on this one FOUR TIMES!!!!

- John

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 5:16 pm

Tom Nic wrote:
Grateful Diver wrote:My last one was too easy ... here's another ... #9

(edit) hmmm might be the same species as #8 ... then again, maybe not ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Tricky, Tricky, If I guess on your #9 it might give my #8 away!

Come on, isn't anyone even going to try?

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:25 am

Man, you guys really aren't going to get this are you? Ok, I will give a BIG hint, the fish is over a foot long and tastes good.

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:52 am

Tangfish wrote:Man, you guys really aren't going to get this are you? Ok, I will give a BIG hint, the fish is over a foot long and tastes good.

So did you photoshop in the blue eye or what?

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:54 pm

No, I'm not trying to throw you guys off, seriously! I thought this one was going to be rather easy. Does it help to know that this is a Canadian fish?

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:28 pm

Tangfish wrote:No, I'm not trying to throw you guys off, seriously! I thought this one was going to be rather easy. Does it help to know that this is a Canadian fish?

Hell, it's probably a Ling Cod with blue added to the eye.....maybe it's a Norwegian Ling!

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:17 pm

DING DING DING DING! (or should I say, LING LING LING LING!), John Rawlings is right!

John Rawlings wrote:
Tangfish wrote:No, I'm not trying to throw you guys off, seriously! I thought this one was going to be rather easy. Does it help to know that this is a Canadian fish?
Hell, it's probably a Ling Cod with blue added to the eye.....maybe it's a Norwegian Ling!

Joshua Smith · Post by **Joshua Smith** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:32 pm

It was really hard getting those blue contact lenses in him while you held him, Calvin. Sorry it took so long, but he kept biting me.....

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:02 pm

Are you guys getting as confused as I am? Let's not post any new ones if we have two (or more) un-ID'd ones outstanding. PLEASE let us know if someone guesses yours correctly and reward us with a photo of the fish!

Here's a recap!

#1 (me) - Red Irish Lord
#2 (Grateful Diver) - Decorated Warbonnet
#3 (Gillyweed) - Cabezon
#4 (John Rawlings) - Buffalo Sculpin (sing it wit me now!)
#5 (Calvin) - Scorpionfish
#6 (John Rawlings) Still up for guessing!
#7 (Grateful Diver) - Ratfish
#8 (Calvin) - Ling Cod
#9 (Tom Nic) - Still up for guessing!
#10 (Grateful Diver) Still up for guessing!

And just for the sake of ease, here's the current unguessed photos:
John Rawlings, #6:
<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/3994 ... 3e32_o.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Eye_1"></a>

Tom Nic, #9:

And Grateful Diver, #10:

Hope this helps - let's get these ones ID'd before we post any new ones!

- Janna

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:09 pm

(Sounder sings the Buffalo Sculpin song, swaying back and forth, with hands in the air)

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:19 am

Bob is yours a salmon? I know it might be hard to take a picture of a salmon but maybe you didn't take the picture.

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:25 am

is #6 a mosshead or decorated warbonnet, John?

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:30 am

Maverick wrote:Bob is yours a salmon? I know it might be hard to take a picture of a salmon but maybe you didn't take the picture.

I did take the picture, and it's not a salmon.

Hint ... I took the picture on a night dive at Redondo ... and it's a fish you'll see there on almost every night dive ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:36 am

is it a surf perch or shiner perch?

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:41 am

Maverick wrote:is #6 a mosshead or decorated warbonnet, John?

That would be a......NEGATIVE! $\:D/$

Remember the hint that I gave earlier - I said earlier that it IS a Sculpin of some kind.

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:42 am

Maverick wrote:is it a surf perch or shiner perch?

Nope ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:42 am

John Rawlings wrote:
Maverick wrote:is #6 a mosshead or decorated warbonnet, John?
That would be a......NEGATIVE! $\:D/$

Remember the hint that I gave earlier - I said earlier that it IS a Sculpin of some kind.

Sailfin Sculpin?!

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:50 am

Tangfish wrote:
John Rawlings wrote:
Maverick wrote:is #6 a mosshead or decorated warbonnet, John?
That would be a......NEGATIVE! $\:D/$

Remember the hint that I gave earlier - I said earlier that it IS a Sculpin of some kind.
Sailfin Sculpin?!

I already guessed that ... and then remembered that sailfin sculpins have a large dark stripe through their eye.

I'm gonna guess that it's a scalyhead ... and now that I'm typing it, I think I already guessed that too ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:53 am

Hint on #9, since no one is even guessing...

-Photo taken on a Night Dive at Redondo, and is the only one I've ever seen.

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:04 am

Tom Nic wrote:Hint on #9, since no one is even guessing...

-Photo taken on a Night Dive at Redondo, and is the only one I've ever seen.

Bay pipefish?

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:23 am

Grateful Diver wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:Hint on #9, since no one is even guessing...

-Photo taken on a Night Dive at Redondo, and is the only one I've ever seen.
Bay pipefish?

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Nope. Bigger!

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:35 am

Grateful Diver wrote:
Tangfish wrote:
John Rawlings wrote:
Maverick wrote:is #6 a mosshead or decorated warbonnet, John?
That would be a......NEGATIVE! $\:D/$

Remember the hint that I gave earlier - I said earlier that it IS a Sculpin of some kind.
Sailfin Sculpin?!
I already guessed that ... and then remembered that sailfin sculpins have a large dark stripe through their eye.

I'm gonna guess that it's a scalyhead ... and now that I'm typing it, I think I already guessed that too ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

DING DING DING DING and DING!

Bob GOT it! It IS a Scalyhead Sculpin! I'll post the photo when I get home and have access to it.

- John (Whew!)

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:38 am

Tom Nic wrote:
Grateful Diver wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:Hint on #9, since no one is even guessing...

-Photo taken on a Night Dive at Redondo, and is the only one I've ever seen.
Bay pipefish?

... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Nope. Bigger!

Slender cockscomb? I saw a couple of those there last night ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:48 am

Bob is yours a gunnel?