# The Atoz Game (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 74
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1461 "2026-08-01T17:21:52Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1462 "2026-08-01T17:23:25Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1463 "2026-08-01T18:57:01Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Dolphin ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1464 "2026-08-01T19:31:18Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Dolphin Electric eel ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1465 "2026-08-01T21:22:47Z")
> [@knoodler](#): > > **Fish** > > Dolphin Dolphins are mammals, not fish. Might I suggest ‘damselfish’ – a small, brightly-colored reef fish – as a replacement? So – after housekeeping… **Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish Electric eel _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1466 "2026-08-01T22:04:44Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish Electric eel Flounder ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1467 "2026-08-01T22:24:46Z")
> [@Bicycle\_Bill](#): > > Dolphins are mammals, not fish. Technically, there is an actual fish group known as “[dolphinfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryphaena)” (which used to simply, and confusingly, be called “dolphin”), completely unrelated to the cetacean mammal (of course), and often marketed as seafood under the name “mahi-mahi.” ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1468 "2026-08-02T05:35:12Z")
Thanks for the shout-out but in fairness Bill is correct: I made the assumption that just because it looks like a fish, and swims like a fish, it must be a fish. TIL mahi-mahi is also known as dolphinfish. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1469 "2026-08-03T16:11:54Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish Electric eel Flounder Grouper ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1470 "2026-08-04T02:44:00Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1471 "2026-08-04T11:57:38Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Technically, there is an actual fish group known as “[dolphinfish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coryphaena)” (which used to simply, and confusingly, be called “dolphin”), completely unrelated to the cetacean mammal (of course), and often marketed as seafood under the name “mahi-mahi.” In at least some areas it is still officially named [Dolphin Fish](https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishing/sea-center-texas/flora-fauna-guide/gulf-waters/animals-of-the-gulf-waters/dolphin-fish) (two words). On the Gulf coast _dorado_ is the most common name, followed by _dolphin_. No self-respecting fisherman would cave to Big Restaurant and use the Hawaiian name _mahi mahi_ 🙂 **Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) Primarily a freshwater fish, large (and tasty) blue cats can be caught in low salinity/brackish waters where rivers feed a bay system. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1472 "2026-08-04T15:27:13Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish Jack Dempsey – member of the cichlid family, smaller specimens are often seen in ornamental aquaria _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1473 "2026-08-04T17:11:36Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish Jack Dempsey Kokanee ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1474 "2026-08-05T02:41:20Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish / Dolphin Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish Jack Dempsey Kokanee Lionfish ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1475 "2026-08-05T03:04:18Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish / Dolphin Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) Jack Dempsey Kokanee Lionfish Monkfish ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1476 "2026-08-05T03:44:32Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish / Dolphin Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) Jack Dempsey Kokanee Lionfish Monkfish Neon tetra ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1477 "2026-08-05T14:58:10Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish / Dolphin Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) Jack Dempsey Kokanee Lionfish Monkfish Neon tetra Oscar ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1478 "2026-08-05T15:02:55Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish / Dolphin Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) Jack Dempsey Kokanee Lionfish Monkfish Neon tetra Oscar Plecostomus a type of catfish commonly used as a ‘housecleaner’ to control the growth of algae in home aquaria _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1479 "2026-08-06T04:39:42Z")
**Fish** Alligator gar Bass Carp Damselfish / Dolphin Electric eel Flounder Grouper Hammerhead shark Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish) Jack Dempsey Kokanee Lionfish Monkfish Neon tetra Oscar Plecostomus Queen Loach ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/1480 "2026-08-06T09:45:24Z")
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