Anyone Call Fish By Their Scientific Names Or Latin Meaning?

[needler420]

I do. I enjoy multi species fishing. Its like playing pokemon IRl.

[Darren.]

Not me. Bass, sunnies, bluegills, crappie, pickerel...

 

To each his or her own, eh?

 

Oh, and welcome to the forums!

[A-Jay]

Sort of ~

 

If Swamp Donkey, Tank, Slaunch, Pig Money, Mogan & Grande are on that list, then my answer is Yes.

 

 

A-Jay

[iabass8]

. Its like playing pokemon IRl.

[soflabasser]

I enjoy reading about the biology of the fish I target,so I learned a couple scientific names of fish.One of my favorite names is  Megalops atlanticus. 

[Fishing Rhino]

I don't think I could give you the Latin/scientific name for any finfish off the top of my head.

 

The only name that comes to mind is Homarus Americanus, a species which I pursued to make a living for nearly thirty years.

 

[Sam]

Nope.

[ww2farmer]

No, I can barely speak English as it is. Adding words with lots of letters arranged in funny ways into my everyday vocabulary would only further prove how big of an idiot I am.

[Mike L]

Never gave it any thought... I just did...No

Mike

[Raul]

No most of the times, when it comes to aquarium fish ( both salt and freshwater ) it´s more common to use scientific names with a lot of species.

[WRB]

Like bucket mouth, sow belly, lunker, pig, cow, toad, big'm, dink, keeper, smallie, is the language of bass angler.

We can't agree there is difference between micropterus species!

Tom

[BassinLou]

Nope... I just love fishing for them. 

[OkobojiEagle]

Not since my college zoology class 40 years ago...

 

 

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[Jaderose]

Nope.....I'm too ignernt

[Big C]

No, and I don't ponder the physics of fishing either.

[MIbassyaker]

Anglers are hilarious -- always going out of their way to avoid sounding too literate...

[Wayne P.]

If you use the scientific names for fish, you will be known as an angler and one to be avoided.

 

Use the common name you will be known as a fisherman and will have friends that are fishermen too.

[MIbassyaker]

If you use the scientific names for fish, you will be known as an angler and one to be avoided.

 

Use the common name you will be known as a fisherman and will have friends that are fishermen too.

 

Fair enough.

 

Still hilarious.

[Bankbeater]

No and I hope I never want to either.

[slonezp]

I don't think I could give you the Latin/scientific name for any finfish off the top of my head.

 

The only name that comes to mind is Homarus Americanus, a species which I pursued to make a living for nearly thirty years.

 

Speaking of the top of your head....

 

[Felix77]

It might sound scientific if they were big and slipped off my hook at the boat.

[MIbassin]

Nope

 

"Bass" is a lot easier to say than "Micropterus salmodies"

[bassguytom]

I always thought that every time I catch a fish it was wizardry and hocas pocas so i am always to busy looking in my book of spells to catch another so it's a no for me.

[boostr]

Piggamus Hawgamus Fattylum Girlis....  

[soflabasser]

I see alot of "dinkis minimus" being caught but not enough "hawgus maximus"