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Cod golf: choose your own shoal
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trichoplax
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2022-09-30T23:44:36Z (about 2 years ago)
Cod golf: choose your own shoal
This is a fixed output challenge. It is similar to a standard Kolmogorov complexity challenge, except you get to choose your own fixed output. Given no input, output 255 fishes. You may choose any 255 distinct fishes from the following list: ```text african glass catfish african lungfish aholehole airbreathing catfish airsac catfish alaska blackfish albacore alewife alfonsino algae eater alligator gar alligatorfish amberjack american sole amur pike anchovy anemonefish angelfish angler angler catfish anglerfish antarctic cod antarctic icefish antenna codlet arapaima archerfish arctic char armored gurnard armored searobin armorhead armorhead catfish armoured catfish arowana arrowtooth eel asian carp asiatic glassfish atka mackerel atlantic bonito atlantic cod atlantic herring atlantic pomfret atlantic salmon atlantic saury atlantic sharpnose shark atlantic silverside atlantic spadefish australasian salmon australian grayling australian herring australian lungfish australian prowfish ayu baikal oilfish bala shark ballan wrasse bamboo shark banded killifish bandfish bangus banjo banjo catfish barb barbel barbel-less catfish barbeled dragonfish barbeled houndshark barfish barracuda barracudina barramundi barred danio barreleye basking shark bass basslet bat ray batfish beachsalmon beaked salmon beaked sandfish beardfish beluga sturgeon bengal danio betta bichir bicolor goat fish bigeye bigeye squaretail bighead carp bigmouth buffalo bigscale bigscale pomfret billfish bitterling black angelfish black bass black dragonfish black mackerel black neon tetra black scabbardfish black scalyfin black sea bass black swallower black tetra black triggerfish blackchin blackfin tuna blackfish blacktip reef shark bleak blenny blind goby blind shark blobfish blowfish blue catfish blue danio blue eye trevalla blue gourami blue shark blue triggerfish blue whiting blue-redstripe danio bluefin tuna bluefish bluegill bluntnose knifefish bluntnose minnow boafish boarfish bobtail snipe eel bocaccio boga bombay duck bonefish bonito bonnethead shark bonnetmouth bonytail bonytongue bowfin boxfish bramble shark bream brill bristlemouth bristlenose catfish broadband dogfish bronze corydoras brook lamprey brook stickleback brook trout brotula brown trout buffalo fish bull shark bull trout bullhead bullhead shark bumblebee goby burbot buri burma danio burrowing goby butterfish butterfly ray butterflyfish california flyingfish california halibut canary rockfish candiru candlefish capelin cardinal tetra cardinalfish carp carpetshark carpsucker cat shark catalufa catfish catla cave angelfish cavefish celebes rainbowfish central mudminnow chain pickerel channel bass channel catfish char cherry salmon cherubfish chimaera chinook salmon chub chubsucker chum salmon cichlid cisco climbing catfish climbing gourami climbing perch clingfish clown loach clown triggerfish clownfish cobbler cobia cod codlet codling coelacanth coffinfish coho salmon coley collared carpetshark collared dogfish colorado squawfish combfish combtail gourami combtooth blenny common carp common tunny conger eel convict blenny convict cichlid cookie-cutter shark coolie loach cornetfish cow shark cowfish cownose ray crappie creek chub crestfish crevice kelpfish croaker crocodile icefish crocodile shark crucian carp cuckoo wrasse cusk cusk-eel cutlassfish cutthroat eel cutthroat trout dab dace daggertooth pike conger damselfish danio darter dartfish dealfish death valley pupfish deep sea eel deep sea smelt deepwater cardinalfish deepwater flathead deepwater stingray delta smelt demoiselle denticle herring desert pupfish devario devil ray dhufish discus dogfish dogfish shark dogteeth tetra dojo loach dolly varden trout dolphin fish dorab wolf-herring dorado dory dottyback dragon goby dragonet dragonfish driftfish driftwood catfish drum duckbill duckbill eel dusky grouper dusky shark dwarf gourami dwarf loach eagle ray earthworm eel eel eel cod eel-goby eelpout eeltail catfish elasmobranch electric catfish electric eel electric knifefish electric ray elephant fish elephantnose fish elver ember parrotfish emerald catfish emperor emperor angelfish emperor bream escolar eucla cod eulachon european chub european eel european flounder european minnow european perch false brotula false cat shark false moray false trevally fangtooth fathead sculpin featherback fierasfer filefish finback cat shark fingerfish fire bar danio fire goby firefish flabby whale fish flagblenny flagfin flagfish flagtail flashlight fish flatfish flathead flathead catfish flier flounder flying fish flying gurnard footballfish forehead brooder four-eyed fish french angelfish freshwater eel freshwater hatchetfish freshwater shark frigate mackerel frilled shark frogfish frogmouth catfish fusilier fish galjoen fish ganges shark gar garden eel garibaldi garpike ghost fish ghost flathead ghost knifefish ghost pipefish ghost shark ghoul giant danio giant gourami giant sea bass gibberfish gila trout gizzard shad glass catfish glass knifefish glassfish glowlight danio goatfish goblin shark goby golden dojo golden loach golden shiner golden trout goldeye goldfish gombessa goosefish gopher rockfish gourami grass carp graveldiver gray mullet gray reef shark grayling great white shark green spotted puffer green swordtail greeneye greenling grenadier ground shark grouper grunion grunt grunt sculpin grunter gudgeon guitarfish gulf menhaden gulper gulper eel gunnel guppy gurnard haddock hagfish hairtail hake halfbeak halfmoon halibut halosaur hamlet hammerhead shark hammerjaw handfish hardhead catfish harelip sucker hatchetfish hawkfish herring herring smelt hickory shad hillstream loach hilsha hog sucker hoki horn shark horsefish houndshark huchen humuhumunukunukuapua'a hussar icefish ide ilish inanga inconnu jack jack dempsey jackfish japanese eel javelin jawfish jellynose fish jewel tetra jewelfish john dory kafue pike kahawai kaluga kanyu kelp perch kelpfish killifish king of the herrings king-of-the-salmon kingfish kissing gourami knifefish knifejaw koi kokanee kokopu kuhli loach labyrinth fish ladyfish lake chub lake trout lake whitefish lampfish lamprey lancetfish lanternfish largemouth bass leaffish leatherjacket lefteye flounder lemon shark lemon sole lemon tetra lenok leopard danio lightfish limia lined sole ling ling cod lionfish livebearer lizardfish loach loach catfish loach goby loach minnow long-finned char long-finned pike long-finned sand diver long-whiskered catfish longfin longfin dragonfish longfin escolar longfin smelt longjaw mudsucker longneck eel longnose chimaera longnose dace longnose lancetfish longnose sucker longnose whiptail catfish loosejaw lost river sucker louvar loweye catfish luderick luminous hake lumpsucker lungfish mackerel mackerel shark madtom mahi-mahi mahseer mail-cheeked fish mako shark man-of-war fish mandarinfish manefish manta ray marblefish marine hatchetfish marlin masu salmon medaka medusafish megamouth shark menhaden merluccid hake mexican golden trout midshipman fish milkfish minnow minnow of the deep modoc sucker mojarra mola mola monkeyface prickleback monkfish mooneye moonfish moorish idol mora moray eel morid cod morwong moses sole mosquitofish mouthbrooder mozambique tilapia mrigal mud catfish mud minnow mudfish mudskipper mudsucker mullet mummichog murray cod muskellunge mustache triggerfish mustard eel naked-back knifefish nase needlefish neon tetra new world rivuline new zealand sand diver new zealand smelt nibble fish noodlefish north american darter north american freshwater catfish north pacific daggertooth northern anchovy northern clingfish northern lampfish northern pike northern sea robin northern squawfish northern stargazer notothen nurse shark nurseryfish oarfish ocean perch ocean sunfish oceanic whitetip shark oilfish old world knifefish oldwife olive flounder opah opaleye orange roughy orangespine unicorn fish orangestriped triggerfish orbicular batfish orbicular velvetfish oregon chub orfe oriental loach oscar owens pupfish pacific albacore pacific cod pacific hake pacific herring pacific lamprey pacific salmon pacific saury pacific trout pacific viperfish paddlefish pancake batfish panga paradise fish parasitic catfish parore parrotfish peacock flounder peamouth pearl danio pearl perch pearleye pearlfish pelagic cod pelican eel pelican gulper pencil catfish pencilfish pencilsmelt peppered corydoras perch peters' elephantnose fish pickerel pigfish pike pike conger pike eel pikeblenny pikeperch pilchard pilot fish pineapplefish pineconefish pink salmon píntano pipefish piranha pirarucu pirate perch plaice platy platyfish pleco plownose chimaera poacher pollock pollyfish pomfret pompano pompano dolphinfish ponyfish popeye catalufa porbeagle shark porcupinefish porgy port jackson shark powen prickleback pricklefish prickly shark prowfish pufferfish pumpkinseed pupfish pygmy sunfish queen danio queen parrotfish queen triggerfish quillback quillfish rabbitfish raccoon butterfly fish ragfish rainbow trout rainbowfish rasbora ratfish rattail ray razorback sucker razorfish red grouper red salmon red snapper red velvetfish red whalefish redfin perch redfish redhorse sucker redlip blenny redmouth whalefish redtooth triggerfish reedfish reef triggerfish remora requiem shark ribbon eel ribbon sawtail fish ribbonfish rice eel ricefish ridgehead riffle dace righteye flounder rio grande perch river loach river shark river stingray rivuline roach roanoke bass rock bass rock beauty rock cod rocket danio rockfish rockling rockweed gunnel rohu ronquil roosterfish ropefish rough scad rough sculpin roughy round herring round stingray round whitefish roundhead rudd rudderfish ruffe russian sturgeon sábalo saber-toothed blenny sabertooth sabertooth fish sablefish sacramento blackfish sacramento splittail sailfin silverside sailfish salamanderfish salmon salmon shark sand dab sand diver sand eel sand goby sand knifefish sand lance sand stargazer sand tiger sand tilefish sandbar shark sandbar shark sandburrower sandfish sandperch sandroller sarcastic fringehead sardine sargassum fish sauger saury saw shark sawfish sawtooth eel scabbard fish scaly dragonfish scat scissortail rasbora scorpionfish sculpin scup sea bass sea bream sea catfish sea chub sea devil sea dragon sea lamprey sea raven sea snail sea toad seahorse seamoth searobin sergeant major sevan trout shad shark sharksucker sharpnose puffer sheatfish sheepshead sheepshead minnow shiner shortnose chimaera shortnose sucker shovelnose sturgeon shrimpfish siamese fighting fish sillago silver carp silver dollar silver dory silver hake silverside silvertip tetra sind danio sixgill ray sixgill shark skate skilfish skipjack tuna sleeper sleeper shark slender mola slender snipe eel slickhead slimehead slimy mackerel slimy sculpin slipmouth smalleye squaretail smalltooth sawfish smelt smelt-whiting smooth dogfish snailfish snake eel snake mackerel snakehead snapper snipe eel snipefish snook snubnose eel snubnose parasitic eel sockeye salmon soldierfish sole south american darter south american lungfish southern dolly varden southern flounder southern hake southern sandfish southern smelt spadefish spaghetti eel spanish mackerel spearfish speckled trout spiderfish spikefish spinefoot spiny basslet spiny dogfish spiny dwarf catfish spiny eel spinyfin splitfin spookfish spottail pinfish spotted climbing perch spotted danio sprat springfish squarehead catfish squaretail squawfish squeaker squirrelfish staghorn sculpin stargazer starry flounder steelhead stickleback stingfish stingray stonecat stonefish stoneroller minnow stream catfish striped bass striped burrfish sturgeon sucker suckermouth armored catfish summer flounder sundaland noodlefish sunfish surf sardine surfperch surgeonfish swallower swamp-eel swampfish sweeper swordfish swordtail tadpole cod tadpole fish tailor taimen tang tapetail tarpon tarwhine telescopefish temperate bass temperate ocean-bass temperate perch tench tenpounder tenuis tetra thornfish thorny catfish thread-tail threadfin threadfin bream three spot gourami three-toothed puffer threespine stickleback thresher shark tidewater goby tiger barb tiger shark tiger shovelnose catfish tigerperch tilapia tilefish titan triggerfish toadfish tommy ruff tompot blenny tonguefish tope topminnow torpedo torrent catfish torrent fish trahira treefish trevally triggerfish triplefin blenny triplespine tripletail tripod fish trout trout cod trout-perch trumpeter trumpetfish trunkfish tube-eye tube-snout tubeblenny tubeshoulder tui chub tuna turbot two spotted goby uaru unicorn fish upside-down catfish vanjaram velvet belly lanternshark velvet catfish velvetfish vendace vermilion snapper vimba viperfish wahoo walking catfish wallago walleye walleye pollock walu warmouth warty angler waryfish waspfish weasel shark weatherfish weever weeverfish wels catfish whale catfish whale shark whalefish whiff white croaker white marlin white shark whitebait whitefish whitetip reef shark whiting wobbegong wolf-eel wolf-herring wolffish worm eel wormfish wrasse wrymouth x-ray tetra yellow bass yellow jack yellow moray yellow perch yellow tang yellow weaver yellow-and-black triplefin yellow-edged moray yellow-eye mullet yellowback fusilier yellowbanded perch yellowedge grouper yellowfin croaker yellowfin cutthroat trout yellowfin grouper yellowfin pike yellowfin surgeonfish yellowfin tuna yellowfin tuna yellowhead jawfish yellowmargin triggerfish yellowtail yellowtail amberjack yellowtail barracuda yellowtail catfish yellowtail clownfish yellowtail horse mackerel yellowtail kingfish yellowtail snapper zander zebra bullhead shark zebra danio zebra lionfish zebra loach zebra oto zebra pleco zebra shark zebra tilapia zebra turkeyfish zebrafish ziege zingel ``` <details><summary>Fish Provenance</summary>This list of fishes has been taken from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fish_common_names">"List of fish common names" on Wikipedia</a>. This list contains 1090 fishes in total. As Wikipedia pages are prone to change over time, the list presented in this challenge is the only one that will be used for validating answers. </details> ## Input - There is no input for this challenge ## Output - Exactly 255 fishes from the list, no more or less - The same fishes in the same order every time (your output must be deterministic) - The fishes must be distinct - You must not include `herring` twice - You may include `herring`, `wolf-herring`, and `king of the herrings` - fishes containing or overlapping with other fishes is not a problem - You may output the fishes in a data structure of your choice, such as a list, array, or vector, but each individual fish must be a string - If you choose to output a single string that contains the 255 fishes separated by a delimiter, the delimiter must be consistent (the same delimiter between each consecutive pair of fishes), non-alphanumeric (not a letter or digit), and must not be present in any of the fishes - For example, if one of your fishes is `monkeyface prickleback` then you must not use a space as the delimiter, and if one of your fishes is `Humuhumunukunukuapua'a` then you must not use an apostrophe as the delimiter - Each of your fishes must be exactly as it appears in the list of all fishes - The spelling must be identical (no regional variations - only the particular spelling shown in the list - so `bicolor goat fish`, not `bicolour goat fish`) - Any punctuation must be identical, including spaces, hyphens, or apostrophes ## Scoring Despite the "choose your own output" aspect of this challenge, this is a standard code golf challenge - your score is the number of bytes in your code. Although your score is based solely on your competing code that outputs the 255 fishes, it would also be interesting to see any additional code that you might have used to help you choose which 255 fishes to work with. This is entirely optional - only your competing code is required. > Explanations in answers are optional, but I'm more likely to upvote answers that have one. --- # Sandbox questions - I'm deliberately aiming to create a challenge that is not straightforward to use with off-the-shelf string compression algorithms which many languages have built in. Any thoughts on whether this longer list to choose from and longer list to output will help with that, compared to the similar [55 fruit salad](https://codegolf.codidact.com/posts/287088)? I don't want to ban compression algorithms (even builtins), I just want a balance that favours insights specific to the data (whether used with or without compression builtins).