fish names that make no sense .... ?

[LBathory]

dolphin fish (aka mahi mahi) doesn't look or act like a dolphin to my knowledge

 

[bigblue22]

Flowerhorns. WTF? More like floweropenbrains.

 

[BODYDUB]

Longear. They aren't ears.

 

[balton777]

OMG i might just have to start up a saltwater tank just because of that name

A friend of mine used to have one. He'd get the oddest looks when he'd ask people if they wanted to see his slippery dick.

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Green Terror's name has always stumped me.

I think they should be called Blue Terror's.

 

[Specialk314]

electric eel, it's not an eel but a knifefish

 

[Chrisplosion]

Blood Parrots. They are not red (unless dyed) and they are not parrots.

 

[Chrisplosion]

Flowerhorn. They are not flowers and do not have horns.

 

[Deep Blue Sea]

snakehead, it does not have a snake for a head

 

[manlyfish]

paddle fish i don't see a paddle anywhere?
bull head its a fish not a male cows head
bull frog...same thing it ain't no bull its a frog
alligator gar its a gar people not an alligator
long nose gar is that its nose or its mouth?
triangle cichlid its more of an oval shape
firemouth its mouth is definetly not on fire
flag cichlid be proud show off your countries flag or fish
jaguar cichlid, its a fish not a jaguar
royal panaque do you see me bowing to a fish???
glass catfish its not made out of glass
mudskipper i have yet to see a fish skip
silver arowana made out of silver? no
spiny eel not an eel and its not coated in spines
clown knifefish i hope it hasn't jumped anyone lately...



i can think of these all day...

 

[12 Volt Man]

I always chuckle when people abbreviate Fly River Turtle to

"FRT"

(Fart)

it always sounds funny when people say 'Hey! nice FRT!"