What do most people say for “Name a fish”?

The usual first answers are Salmon, Tuna, Shark, Goldfish and Cod. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a fish”?

120 in all: 5 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 46 in The Deep, 50 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a fish” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Cod” and the longest is “Hammerhead shark”.

Nature trivia

Name a fish

“Name a fish” is one of 39 nature prompts in Icillion. Of its 120 accepted answers, 5 are the ones nearly everyone says first; the rest sink deeper the rarer they are.

The tip of the iceberg

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Salmon
Tuna
Shark
Goldfish
Cod

One step down

Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:

Trout
Clownfish
Carp
Catfish
Swordfish
Sardine
Mackerel
Bass
Pike
Herring
Piranha
Anchovy
Tilapia
Barracuda
Pufferfish
Eel
Stingray
Haddock

Answers by level

Level	Accepted answers	Points
The Tip	5	10
Below the Surface	18	25
The Deep	46	50
The Abyss	50	85
Below the Iceberg	1	100

The Deep holds 46 answers starting with A, B, D, F, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, W and Z. The Abyss has 50 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

Inside the answer list

120 answers in total, 11 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Cod”. Longest: “Hammerhead shark”.
S, P and B are the most common first letters; together they start 33% of the answers.
18 answers can be typed more than one way: “Char” counts as Arctic char.

Getting below the surface

Start with S: 16 of the answers begin with it.
Salmon, Tuna and Shark are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
Extinct and prehistoric animals count wherever the prompt allows them.

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What the words mean

Fish

Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name a fish”?: The usual first answers are Salmon, Tuna, Shark, Goldfish and Cod. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a fish”?: 120 in all: 5 on The Tip, 18 Below the Surface, 46 in The Deep, 50 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a fish” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Cod” and the longest is “Hammerhead shark”.

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