Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Kona Hawaii 2024 - part 2 - offshore and Two Step Beach

Sea Strike Sport Fishing, Kona, Hawaii

Pinktail Triggerfish (Melichthys vidua)


Bluestripe Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira)


Outrigger Triggerfish (Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus) - new hook & line species


Pfluger Goatfish (Mulloidichthys pfluegeri) - new hook & line species


Masked Triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatum)


Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) - new hook & line species


Two Step Beach, Kona, Hawaii

Peppered Moray (Gymnothorax pictus) - new hook & line species


Zebra Moray (Gymnomuraena zebra) - new hook & line species


Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula)


Keauhou Bay, Kona, Hawaii

Yellowstripe Goatfish (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus)


Iridescent Cardinalfish (Pristiapogon kallopterus)

Sunday, May 26, 2024

Kona Hawaii 2024 - part 1 - Kailua-Kona pier

Kailua Pier, Kona, Hawaii

Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)


Iridescent Cardinalfish (Pristiapogon kallopterus) - new hook & line species


Redbarred Hawkfish (Cirrhitops fasciatus)


Brassy Chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)


Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) - new hook & line species


Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) - new hook & line species


Keiki Beach Queen's Bath, Kona, Hawaii

Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey)


Hawaiian Spotted Toby (Canthigaster jactator) - new hook & line species


Kailua Pier, Kona, Hawaii

Ambon Toby (Canthigaster amboinensis) - new hook & line species


Lei Triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa) - new hook & line species


Brown Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) - new hook & line species


Hawaiian Sergeant Major (Abudefduf abdominalis)


Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey)


Speckled Squirrelfish (Sargocentron punctatissimum)


Crown Squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema) - new hook & line species


Bandfin Cardinalfish (Pristiapogon taeniopterus)

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Puerto Vallarta 2024 - part 4 - La Cruz de Huanacaxtle

La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, Nayarit, Mexico

Mexican Night Sergeant (Abudefduf declivifrons)


Pacific Flagfin Mojarra (Eucinostomus currani) - new hook & line species




Panama Graysby (Cephalopholis panamensis)


Mottled Soapfish (Rypticus bicolor) - new hook & line species


Pore-Head Blenny (Labrisomus multiporosus) - new hook & line species




Graybar Grunt (Haemulon sexfasciatum) - new hook & line species


Beaubrummel (Stegastes flavilatus)


Amarillo Snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris)

Monday, February 12, 2024

Puerto Vallarta 2024 - part 3 - Full Moon Rock

Full Moon Rock, Jalisco, Mexico

Banded Wrasse (Halichoeres notospilus) - new hook & line species


Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum)




Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) - new hook & line species


Panamic Sergeant Major (Abudefduf troschelii)


Acapulco Damselfish (Stegastes acapulcoensis)




Spotted Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) - new hook & line species


Tinsel Squirrelfish (Sargocentron suborbitale)


Marina Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Yellowstripe Grunt (Haemulopsis axillaris)

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Puerto Vallarta 2024 - part 2 - El Matador Sportfishing

El Matador Sportfishing, Nayarit, Mexico

Striped Bonito (Sarda orientalis)


Yellow Bobo (Polydactylus opercularis) - new hook & line species


Rivulated Mutton Hamlet (Alphestes multiguttatus)


Humpback Grunt (Orthopristis chalcea) - new hook & line species


Tallfin Croaker (Micropogonias altipinnis)


Pacific Crevalle Jack (Caranx caninus) - new hook & line species




Marina Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico

Short-Beaked Mojarra (Diapterus brevirostris) - new hook & line species

Panamic Frillfin (Bathygobius ramosus) - new hook & line species