Sportfish

Sportfish Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition.

Blue SuckerThe blue sucker is a spectacular fish. Its sickle-shaped dorsal fine and torpedo like body make it perfectly ...
09/15/2022

Blue Sucker

The blue sucker is a spectacular fish. Its sickle-shaped dorsal fine and torpedo like body make it perfectly adapted to rapid currents, the habitat it requires. It migrates upstream on rivers and congregates in large numbers to spawn.

Longhorn CowfishThe longhorn cowfish gets its name from the horn-like appendages protruding from its head. When they get...
08/23/2022

Longhorn Cowfish

The longhorn cowfish gets its name from the horn-like appendages protruding from its head. When they get hungry, they blow into the sand on the bottom of the ocean to uncover small prey. The longhorn cowfish on display at the National Aquarium in Baltimore is said to be quite photogenic.

StonefishStonefish are venomous marine fish classified in the genus Synanceja and the family Synancejidae, found in shal...
08/08/2022

Stonefish

Stonefish are venomous marine fish classified in the genus Synanceja and the family Synancejidae, found in shallow waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific. They are sluggish, bottom-dwelling fish that live among rocks or coral and in mud flats and estuaries. Thickset fish with large heads and mouths, small eyes, and bumpy skins covered with wartlike lumps and, sometimes, fleshy flaps, they rest on the bottom, unmoving, blending almost exactly with their surroundings in form and color. They are dangerous fish. Difficult to see, they can, when stepped on, inject quantities of venom through grooves in their dorsal-fin spines. Wounds produced by these fish are intensely painful and sometimes fatal. The family Synancejidae includes a few other species of robust, warty fish. They are also venomous, though not as notorious as the stonefish.

Ocean SunfishIn Latin, the word "mola" means "millstone." Being flattened, roundish and often gray in color, these anima...
07/27/2022

Ocean Sunfish

In Latin, the word "mola" means "millstone." Being flattened, roundish and often gray in color, these animals do bear a passing resemblance to their namesake rocks.

All known sunfish have an unusual pseudo-tail that contributes to their vaguely oval-shaped appearance. Most fish possess caudal (tail) fins at the end of their spinal columns. Bass, sharks, sturgeons, and the vast majority of other fish use these things to propel themselves forward.

A marine biologist and science popularizer, Thys specializes in sunfish research. When she isn't conducting research or giving TED talks about these animals, she maintains a website dedicated to them — and she's currently co-editing "the first big academic book on the ocean sunfishes for CRC Press."

Giant Sea BassThis member of the bass family is remarkable for its sheer size, which makes identification of it easy. Th...
07/06/2022

Giant Sea Bass

This member of the bass family is remarkable for its sheer size, which makes identification of it easy. The giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas) can grow 7 feet in length and weigh more than 700 pounds. It prefers to live in shallow water close to coastlines. This massive fish was once abundant in the waters of California, but overfishing destroyed its population by the 1950s. All sport and commercial fishing of the giant sea bass is illegal, and it is protected by national and international law.

Tuna are large, saltwater fish species (consisting of the Katsuwonus, Auxis, and Thunnus genera, among others) that can ...
04/29/2022

Tuna are large, saltwater fish species (consisting of the Katsuwonus, Auxis, and Thunnus genera, among others) that can swim up to 43 miles per hour and weigh up to 2,000 pounds. Noted as a highly popular commercial fish, the tuna can swim great distances to feed and spawn.

Nile tilapia is among the most important food fishes in the world. The species is native to northern Africa, though popu...
04/16/2022

Nile tilapia is among the most important food fishes in the world. The species is native to northern Africa, though populations of Nile tilapia have been introduced in various other parts of the world. A Nile tilapia averages about 60 cm in length and rarely exceeds 5 kg in weight.

BLUEFIN TREVALLYFound in much of the Pacific and Indian oceans, bluefin are one of the most striking of trevallies, unmi...
04/16/2022

BLUEFIN TREVALLY

Found in much of the Pacific and Indian oceans, bluefin are one of the most striking of trevallies, unmistakable with their brilliant neon-blue fins, tail and upper-body spots. Bluefin inhabit nearshore reefs and enter harbors, reef channels and lagoons as well. They’re typical of the jack family, in that they aggressively strike lures, jigs, flies and bait, and offer a balls-out, tough fight to the end. The IGFA all-tackle world record is 29 pounds, 3 ounces from Clipperton Atoll (2012); however, Fishbase.org suggests they get larger — much larger, citing a maximum published weight of nearly 100 pounds.

One of only three species in its family, this piranha of the seas can be caught in subtropical and temperate coastal zon...
03/11/2022

One of only three species in its family, this piranha of the seas can be caught in subtropical and temperate coastal zones around the world. Bluefish are popular with shore and boat anglers alike in southern Australia (where they’re known as tailor), as well as in the U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. With a mouthful of razor teeth and a vicious, voracious attitude to match, roving packs of bluefish are slash-and-burn predators that churn through schools of baitfish, boiling the surface. Although it’s hard to beat live bait for blues, as you might suppose, they’re likely to strike anything moving. That has been known to include unlucky or careless anglers’ fingers; caution in the boat is warranted. Fierce fighters, bluefish occasionally jump when hooked. Some anglers find them delicious; others eschew the strong, dark flesh. The all-tackle record of 31 pounds, 12 ounces came from Hatteras, North Carolina, in 1972.

Found in all the world’s warm/temperate seas, albacore are sometimes known as “longfin tuna,” thanks to their unique, di...
01/21/2022

Found in all the world’s warm/temperate seas, albacore are sometimes known as “longfin tuna,” thanks to their unique, distinctively long pectoral fins. Marketed commercially for their very white flesh, the species supports popular sport fisheries off California, Oregon and Washington in late summer, as well as off South Africa and elsewhere.

Black bullheads are native to the Great Lakes area down to Northern Mexico and the Gulf region. Introduced into Arizona...
12/19/2021

Black bullheads are native to the Great Lakes area down to Northern Mexico and the Gulf region. Introduced into Arizona in 1920. Body is black or dark gray on back with no mottling and yellowish sides; belly is white or yellow. Chin barbels are dark black. Tail fin squared off and is barely notched. Length: 5 to 15 inches. Weight: 4 ounces to over 2 pounds.

Non-native. Introduced to Arizona in 1918. Heavy bodied fish. Back is gray to olive-bronze with green-copper reflections...
12/15/2021

Non-native. Introduced to Arizona in 1918. Heavy bodied fish. Back is gray to olive-bronze with green-copper reflections. Sides are black to olive-yellow; belly is pale yellow to white. Head large and ovoid with a sharply oblique, terminal mouth. No barbells on mouth or spines on fins. Length: 12 to 41 inches. Weight: 1 to over 39 pounds.

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