Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix Porcupinefish, Diodon hystrix. Fish caught from shore at Km 21, Cabo Real, Baja California Sur, May 2003. Length 25 cm (10 inches). A fish with personality that will provide a unique photographic opportunity. Fish identification reconfirmed by H.J. Walker, Jr., Scripps Institution of Oceanography La Jolla, California and Dr. Jeff Leis, Sydney, Australia. … Continue reading Porcupinefish →

The Porcupinefish Family – Diodontidae There are currently FOUR members of the Porcupine or Diodontidae Family, one from the Atlantic Ocean, one from the Pacific Ocean, and two from both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,  presented in this website: FROM THE ATLANTIC (1): FROM THE PACIFIC (1): FROM THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC (2): The fish … Continue reading Porcupinefish Family Photographs, and Information – Diodontidae →

The Pupfish Family – Cyprinodontidae There are currently FOUR members of the Pupfish or Cyprinodontidae Family, all from Mexico’s freshwater systems, presented in this website: FROM MEXICO’S FRESHWATER SYSTEMS (4): The Pupfish of Cyprinodontidae Family has one hundred three members that have been placed in nine genera of which thirty-three are found in the freshwater … Continue reading Pupfish Family Photographs, and Information – Cyprinodontidae →

Thanks for Checking Back!  Lo Siento!  Poor planning and poor organization (actually due to the large numbers of fish caught) has caused a delay and I need to move the promised posting dates for Parts III and IV back.  Thus a revised schedule has now been posted below.   Part III, hopefully, will now be available … Continue reading Fishing Baja California Sur, 2003 – 2020 →

Striped Burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi Striped Burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi. A photo of an aquarium fish that is a resident of the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Naples, Florida. January 2019. Striped Burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi. Fish caught from coastal waters off Sebastian Florida, Florida, March 2021. Length: 16 cm (6.3 inches). Catch, photograph and identification courtesy … Continue reading Striped Burrfish →

Fish (1,222) – Alphabetical Index by Common Name Acapulco Damselfish, Stegastes acapulcoensis African Pompano, Alectis ciliaris Alalahua, Priacanthus alalaua Albacore, Thunnus alalunga Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatuls Amazon Molly, Poecilia formosa Amazon Sailfin Catfish, Pterygoplichthys paradalis Amberjack, Seriola rivoliana Amberstripe Scad, Decapterus muroadsi American Eel, Anguilla rostrata American Shad, Alosa sapidissma Amigo Stardrum, Stellifer wintersteenorum Anchoveta, Cetengraulis mysticetus … Continue reading Fish – Alphabetical Index by Common Name →

Spotfin Burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus Spotfin Burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus. Fish caught from coastal waters off Fort Lauderdale, Florida, December 2013. Length: 38 cm (15 inches). Catch, photograph and identification courtesy of Eli (obsessiveangling.wordpress.com). Spotfin Burrfish, Chilomycterus reticulatus. Fish caught coastal waters north off Puerto Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, April 2007. Length: 77 cm (2 feet 6 … Continue reading Spotfin Burrfish →

Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus. Photograph of an agitated Balloonfish taken in vivo in the waters off Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, March 2014. Photograph courtesy of Melissa Ward, Davis, California. Balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus. Fish caught from shore at Los Barriles, Baja California Sur, January 2018. Length: 18 (7.1 inches). Catch courtesy of Kyle Rousseau, Maple … Continue reading Balloonfish →

Fish Families (179) – Alphabetical Index  There are two sections – the first is alphabetical by Common Family Name and the second is alphabetized by Scientific Family Name. FISH FAMILIES SORTED BY COMMON NAME: Anchovy Family – Engraulidae (12) Angelfish Family – Pomacanthidae (6) Argentine Family – Argentindae (1), see Pacific Argentine Barracuda Family – … Continue reading Fish – Alphabetical Index by Family →

Fish (1,222) – Alphabetical Index by Genus and Species Ablennes hians, Flat Needlefish Abudefduf declivifrons, Mexican Night Sergeant Abudefduf saxatilis, Sergeant Major Abudefdur taurus, Night Sergeant Abudefduf troschelii, Panamic Sergeant Major Acanthemblemaria crockeri, Browncheek Blenny Acanthemblemaria hastingsi, Cortez Barnacle Blenny Acanthemblemaria macrospilus, Mexican Barnacle Blenny Acanthocybium solandri, Wahoo Acanthogobius flavimanus, Yellowfin Goby Acanthostracion polygonius, Honeycomb … Continue reading Fish – Alphabetical Index by Genus and Species →