At the start of the year my goal was to get to 200 research grade Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) for the year. My travel schedule, due to my wife and I turning 40 this year was conducive to such a lofty goal as I was going to be spending time in the eastern pacific (Galapagos), south central pacific (French Polynesia), my adopted home of California and what I consider my real home, Jamaica. The plan was simple: 70 species in Jamaica, 30 species in California, and 50 species each in Galapagos and French Polynesia. However, the plan went much better than expected as I was able to observe 92!! research grade Actinopterygii in French Polynesia and thus by the end of June I had already surpassed my goal and was at 249 species for the year. So…I decided to change the goal to 300 species for the year, which at the start of the year would seem like a pipe dream (at the end of 2023 I was at 279 research grade Actinopterygii lifetime), but with 6 months to get 51 additional species, the new goal seemed within reach. I decided to increase my snorkel trips in California (not the most comfortable place to go looking for fish giving the water temperatures, especially for someone who grew up in the tropics), donning all the gear (wetsuits, gloves, booties and hoods) with the hope of getting closer to that magical number of 300. I was able to reach my goal with about 68 days to spare (so in 298 days), which actually turns out to be a little more than a species per day. I would like to thank all my 87 Actinopterygii identifiers for helping to achieve this goal (I literally couldn’t do it without you!!!)
Special shout out to @socal_angling, @zachfrat for California/Eastern pacific based Ids, @jbrasher, @uconnbirdfish, @coralreefdreams, @sue1001 for my Caribbean based ids, @onefishyboi, @billybs, @rpillon for my Galapagos based ids, @francoislibert, @clairegoiran for my French Polynesia based Ids and @maractwin for IDing all over the place.
Here is the breakdown by order for those who are curious:
Order | Count |
---|---|
Acanthuriformes | 67 |
Blenniiformes | 57 |
Labriformes | 38 |
Perciformes | 35 |
Tetraodontiformes | 17 |
Gobiiformes | 12 |
Centrarchiformes | 11 |
Carangiformes | 10 |
Syngnathiformes | 9 |
Beryciformes | 9 |
Cyprinodontiformes | 6 |
Cypriniformes | 6 |
Anguilliformes | 6 |
Aulopiformes | 4 |
Clupeiformes | 3 |
Salmoniformes | 2 |
Mugiliformes | 2 |
Atheriniformes | 2 |
Scombriformes | 1 |
Cichliformes | 1 |
Beloniformes | 1 |
Acropomatiformes | 1 |
Grand Total | 300 |
And finally here is the list of 300 :)
Taxon | Order | Family | Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Atlantic Blue Tang | Acanthurus coeruleus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Brown Tang | Zebrasoma scopas |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish | Acanthurus tractus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Convict Surgeonfish | Acanthurus triostegus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Doctorfish | Acanthurus chirurgus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Dusky Surgeonfish | Acanthurus nigrofuscus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Lined Bristletooth | Ctenochaetus striatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Orangeblotch Surgeonfish | Acanthurus olivaceus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Razor Surgeonfish | Prionurus laticlavius |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Acanthuridae | Striped Surgeonfish | Acanthurus lineatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Banded Butterflyfish | Chaetodon striatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Blacknosed Butterflyfish | Johnrandallia nigrirostris |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Chevron Butterflyfish | Chaetodon trifascialis |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Four-eyed Butterflyfish | Chaetodon capistratus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Ornate Butterflyfish | Chaetodon ornatissimus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Pacific Double-saddle Butterflyfish | Chaetodon ulietensis |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Pennant Bannerfish | Heniochus chrysostomus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Raccoon Butterflyfish | Chaetodon lunula |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Redfin Butterflyfish | Chaetodon lunulatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Saddle Butterflyfish | Chaetodon ephippium |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Speckled Butterflyfish | Chaetodon citrinellus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Spotfin Butterflyfish | Chaetodon ocellatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Teardrop Butterflyfish | Chaetodon unimaculatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Threadfin Butterflyfish | Chaetodon auriga |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Threebanded Butterflyfish | Chaetodon humeralis |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Chaetodontidae | Vagabond Butterflyfish | Chaetodon vagabundus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Gerreidae | Bigeye Mojarra | Eucinostomus havana |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Gerreidae | Flagfin mojarra | Eucinostomus melanopterus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Gerreidae | Pacific Spotfin Mojarra | Eucinostomus dowii |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Gerreidae | Pacific Yellowfin Mojarra | Gerres simillimus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Gerreidae | Yellowfin Mojarra | Gerres cinereus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Black Striped Salema | Brachygenys jessiae |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Bluestriped Grunt | Haemulon sciurus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Caesar Grunt | Haemulon carbonarium |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | French Grunt | Haemulon flavolineatum |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Galápagos Grunt | Orthopristis forbesi |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Graybar Grunt | Haemulon sexfasciatum |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Grey Grunt | Haemulon scudderii |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Sailor's Choice | Haemulon parra |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Santa Cruz Grunt | Anisotremus espinozai |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | Smallmouth Grunt | Brachygenys chrysargyrea |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Haemulidae | White Grunt | Haemulon plumierii |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lethrinidae | Humpnose Bigeye Bream | Monotaxis grandoculis |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lethrinidae | Striped Large-eye Bream | Gnathodentex aureolineatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Blacktail Snapper | Lutjanus fulvus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Blue-and-gold Snapper | Lutjanus viridis |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Grey Snapper | Lutjanus griseus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Humpback Snapper | Lutjanus gibbus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Lane Snapper | Lutjanus synagris |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Mahogany Snapper | Lutjanus mahogoni |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Mullet Snapper | Lutjanus aratus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Mutton Snapper | Lutjanus analis |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Schoolmaster Snapper | Lutjanus apodus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Yellow Snapper | Lutjanus argentiventris |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Lutjanidae | Yellowtail Snapper | Ocyurus chrysurus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Pomacanthidae | French Angelfish | Pomacanthus paru |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Pomacanthidae | King Angelfish | Holacanthus passer |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Pomacanthidae | Lemonpeel Angelfish | Centropyge flavissima |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Priacanthidae | Glasseye | Heteropriacanthus cruentatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Sciaenidae | Highhat | Pareques acuminatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Sciaenidae | Reef croaker | Odontoscion dentex |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Sciaenidae | White Croaker | Genyonemus lineatus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Sciaenidae | Corvula macrops | |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Siganidae | Forktail Rabbitfish | Siganus argenteus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Siganidae | Scribbled Rabbitfish | Siganus spinus |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Sparidae | Blackspot Porgy | Archosargus pourtalesii |
Actinopterygii | Acanthuriformes | Zanclidae | Moorish Idol | Zanclus cornutus |
Actinopterygii | Acropomatiformes | Pempheridae | Glassy Sweeper | Pempheris schomburgkii |
Actinopterygii | Anguilliformes | Muraenidae | Chain Moray | Echidna catenata |
Actinopterygii | Anguilliformes | Muraenidae | Goldentail Moray | Gymnothorax miliaris |
Actinopterygii | Anguilliformes | Muraenidae | Spotted Moray | Gymnothorax moringa |
Actinopterygii | Anguilliformes | Muraenidae | Yellowmargin Moray | Gymnothorax flavimarginatus |
Actinopterygii | Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Sharptail Eel | Myrichthys breviceps |
Actinopterygii | Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | Tiger Snake Eel | Myrichthys xysturus |
Actinopterygii | Atheriniformes | Atherinopsidae | Jack Silverside | Atherinopsis californiensis |
Actinopterygii | Atheriniformes | Atherinopsidae | Topsmelt Silverside | Atherinops affinis |
Actinopterygii | Aulopiformes | Synodontidae | Bluestripe Lizardfish | Synodus dermatogenys |
Actinopterygii | Aulopiformes | Synodontidae | Clouded Lizardfish | Saurida nebulosa |
Actinopterygii | Aulopiformes | Synodontidae | Sand Diver | Synodus intermedius |
Actinopterygii | Aulopiformes | Synodontidae | Sauro Lizardfish | Synodus lacertinus |
Actinopterygii | Beloniformes | Belonidae | Crocodile Needlefish | Tylosurus crocodilus |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Blackbar Soldierfish | Myripristis jacobus |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Dusky Squirrelfish | Neoniphon vexillarium |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Longspine Squirrelfish | Holocentrus rufus |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Pearly Soldierfish | Myripristis kuntee |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Spotfin Squirrelfish | Neoniphon sammara |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | Holocentrus adscensionis |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Tinsel Squirrelfish | Neoniphon suborbitalis |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Violet Soldierfish | Myripristis violacea |
Actinopterygii | Beryciformes | Holocentridae | Sargocentron spiniferum | |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Blenniidae | Notchbrow Blenny | Hypsoblennius gilberti |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Blenniidae | Panamic Fanged Blenny | Ophioblennius steindachneri |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Blenniidae | Piano Fangblenny | Plagiotremus tapeinosoma |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Blenniidae | Sabertooth Blenny | Plagiotremus azaleus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Clinidae | Crevice Kelpfish | Gibbonsia montereyensis |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Clinidae | Striped kelpfish | Gibbonsia metzi |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Barred Surfperch | Amphistichus argenteus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Black surfperch | Embiotoca jacksoni |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Dwarf Surfperch | Micrometrus minimus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Pile Surfperch | Phanerodon vacca |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Reef Surfperch | Micrometrus aurora |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Rubberlip Surfperch | Rhacochilus toxotes |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Shiner Surfperch | Cymatogaster aggregata |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Striped surfperch | Embiotoca lateralis |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Embiotocidae | Walleye Surfperch | Hyperprosopon argenteum |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Gobiesocidae | Northern Clingfish | Gobiesox maeandricus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Belted Blenny | Malacoctenus zonogaster |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Bravo Clinid | Gobioclinus dendriticus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Dusky Blenny | Malacoctenus gilli |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Goldline Blenny | Malacoctenus aurolineatus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Hairy Blenny | Labrisomus nuchipinnis |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Imitator Blenny | Malacoctenus Erdmani |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Masquerader Hairy Blenny | Labrisomus conditus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Puffcheek Blenny | Gobioclinus bucciferus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Rosy Blenny | Malacoctenus macropus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Labrisomidae | Saddled Blenny | Malacoctenus triangulatus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Atlantic Sergeant Major | Abudefduf saxatilis |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Banded Sergeant | Abudefduf septemfasciatus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Beaubrummel | Stegastes flavilatus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Beaugregory | Stegastes leucostictus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Bicolor Damselfish | Stegastes partitus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Blackspot Sergeant | Abudefduf sordidus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Blue-green Chromis | Chromis viridis |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Bumphead Damselfish | Microspathodon bairdii |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Caribbean Cocoa Damselfish | Stegastes xanthurus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Dusky Damselfish | Stegastes adustus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Dusky Gregory | Stegastes nigricans |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Dusky Sergeant | Abudefduf concolor |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Galápagos Gregory | Stegastes arcifrons |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Galápagos Ringtail Damselfish | Stegastes beebei |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Garibaldi | Hypsypops rubicundus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Giant Damselfish | Microspathodon dorsalis |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Humbug | Dascyllus aruanus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Longfin Damselfish | Stegastes diencaeus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Night Sergeant | Abudefduf taurus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Orangefin Anemonefish | Amphiprion chrysopterus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Pacific Surge Demoiselle | Chrysiptera leucopoma |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Panamic Sergeant Major | Abudefduf troschelii |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Peacock Damsel | Pomacentrus pavo |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Scissortail Chromis | Azurina atrilobata |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Scissortail Sergeant | Abudefduf sexfasciatus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Three-spot Dascyllus | Dascyllus trimaculatus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Threespot Damselfish | Stegastes planifrons |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Whitebar Gregory | Stegastes albifasciatus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Yellowtail Damselfish | Microspathodon chrysurus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Pomacentridae | Yellowtail Dascyllus | Dascyllus flavicaudus |
Actinopterygii | Blenniiformes | Tripterygiidae | Galápagos Triplefin | Lepidonectes corallicola |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Bothidae | Mottled Flounder | Bothus maculiferus |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Bar Jack | Caranx ruber |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Bigeye Trevally | Caranx sexfasciatus |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Bluefin Trevally | Caranx melampygus |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Horse-eye Jack | Caranx latus |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Pacific Jack Mackerel | Trachurus symmetricus |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Pennantfish | Alectis ciliaris |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Permit | Trachinotus falcatus |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Carangidae | Yellow Jack | Caranx bartholomaei |
Actinopterygii | Carangiformes | Sphyraenidae | Great Barracuda | Sphyraena barracuda |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Largemouth Bass | Micropterus salmoides |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Pumpkinseed | Lepomis gibbosus |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Rock Bass | Ambloplites rupestris |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Centrarchidae | Smallmouth Bass | Micropterus dolomieu |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Cirrhitidae | Giant Hawkfish | Cirrhitus rivulatus |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Cirrhitidae | Pixy Hawkfish | Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Girellidae | Opaleye | Girella nigricans |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Kyphosidae | Bermuda Chub | Kyphosus sectatrix |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Kyphosidae | Brassy Drummer | Kyphosus vaigiensis |
Actinopterygii | Centrarchiformes | Kyphosidae | Zebra-perch Sea Chub | Kyphosus azureus |
Actinopterygii | Cichliformes | Cichlidae | Spotted Tilapia | Pelmatolapia mariae |
Actinopterygii | Clupeiformes | Alosidae | Pacific Sardine | Sardinops sagax |
Actinopterygii | Clupeiformes | Dorosomatidae | Redear herring | Harengula humeralis |
Actinopterygii | Clupeiformes | Engraulidae | Northern Anchovy | Engraulis mordax |
Actinopterygii | Cypriniformes | Catostomidae | Sacramento Sucker | Catostomus occidentalis |
Actinopterygii | Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | European Carp | Cyprinus carpio |
Actinopterygii | Cypriniformes | Cyprinidae | Goldfish | Carassius auratus |
Actinopterygii | Cypriniformes | Leuciscidae | Coastal Roach | Hesperoleucus venustus |
Actinopterygii | Cypriniformes | Leuciscidae | Fathead Minnow | Pimephales promelas |
Actinopterygii | Cypriniformes | Leuciscidae | Western Speckled Dace | Rhinichthys klamathensis |
Actinopterygii | Cyprinodontiformes | Fundulidae | Banded Killifish | Fundulus diaphanus |
Actinopterygii | Cyprinodontiformes | Fundulidae | California Killifish | Fundulus parvipinnis |
Actinopterygii | Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Guppy | Poecilia reticulata |
Actinopterygii | Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Mangrove Gambusia | Gambusia rhizophorae |
Actinopterygii | Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Sailfin Molly | Poecilia latipinna |
Actinopterygii | Cyprinodontiformes | Poeciliidae | Western Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Apogonidae | Blacktip Cardinalfish | Apogon atradorsatus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Apogonidae | Flamefish | Apogon maculatus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Apogonidae | Iridescent Cardinalfish | Pristiapogon kallopterus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Apogonidae | Sevenstripe Cardinalfish | Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Bluestreak Goby | Valenciennea strigata |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Colon Goby | Coryphopterus dicrus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Fierce Shrimpgoby | Ctenogobiops feroculus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Greenband goby | Tigrigobius multifasciatus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Neophyte Sandgoby | Fusigobius neophytus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Southern Frillfin | Bathygobius lineatus |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Gobiidae | Starry Goby | Asterropteryx semipunctata |
Actinopterygii | Gobiiformes | Oxudercidae | Shoulderspot Sandgoby | Gnatholepis anjerensis |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Banded Wrasse | Halichoeres notospilus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Bird Wrasse | Gomphosus varius |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Blackear Wrasse | Halichoeres poeyi |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Bluebarred Parrotfish | Scarus ghobban |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse | Labroides dimidiatus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Bucktooth Parrotfish | Sparisoma radians |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse | Thalassoma bifasciatum |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Chameleon Wrasse | Halichoeres dispilus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Checkerboard Wrasse | Halichoeres hortulanus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Clown Coris | Coris aygula |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Clown Wrasse | Halichoeres maculipinna |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Cortez Rainbow Wrasse | Thalassoma lucasanum |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Darkcap Parrotfish | Scarus oviceps |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Floral Maori Wrasse | Cheilinus chlorourus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Mexican Hogfish | Bodianus diplotaenia |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Mini-fin Parrotfish | Scarus altipinnis |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish | Chlorurus spilurus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Palenose Parrotfish | Scarus psittacus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Princess Parrotfish | Scarus taeniopterus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Puddingwife Wrasse | Halichoeres radiatus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Redband Parrotfish | Sparisoma aurofrenatum |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Redlip Parrotfish | Scarus rubroviolaceus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Redshoulder Wrasse | Stethojulis bandanensis |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Redtail Parrotfish | Sparisoma chrysopterum |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Rock Wrasse | Halichoeres semicinctus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Señorita wrasse | Halichoeres californicus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Sixbar Wrasse | Thalassoma hardwicke |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Sixline Wrasse | Pseudocheilinus hexataenia |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Slingjaw Wrasse | Epibulus insidiator |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Slippery Dick | Halichoeres bivittatus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Spinster Wrasse | Halichoeres nicholsi |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Stoplight Parrotfish | Sparisoma viride |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Striped Parrotfish | Scarus iseri |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Thousand-spot Grubfish | Parapercis millepunctata |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Threespot Wrasse | Halichoeres trimaculatus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Tripletail Maori Wrasse | Cheilinus trilobatus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Weedy Surge Wrasse | Halichoeres margaritaceus |
Actinopterygii | Labriformes | Labridae | Yellowtail Parrotfish | Sparisoma rubripinne |
Actinopterygii | Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Sea Mullet | Mugil cephalus |
Actinopterygii | Mugiliformes | Mugilidae | Squaretail Mullet | Ellochelon vaigiensis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Cebidichthyidae | Monkey-faced Prickleback | Cebidichthys violaceus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Cottidae | Pacific Staghorn Sculpin | Leptocottus armatus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Epinephelidae | Honeycomb Grouper | Epinephelus merra |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Epinephelidae | Pacific Creolefish | Cephalopholis colonus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Epinephelidae | Pacific Graysby | Cephalopholis panamensis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Epinephelidae | Pacific Mutton Hamlet | Alphestes immaculatus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Epinephelidae | Peacock Grouper | Cephalopholis argus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Epinephelidae | Starry Grouper | Epinephelus labriformis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Gasterosteidae | Threespine Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Hexagrammidae | Painted Greenling | Oxylebius pictus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Jordaniidae | Cabezon | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Bald Sculpin | Clinocottus recalvus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Fluffy Sculpin | Oligocottus snyderi |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Mosshead Sculpin | Clinocottus globiceps |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Rosy Sculpin | Oligocottus rubellio |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Saddleback Sculpin | Oligocottus rimensis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Smoothhead Sculpin | Artedius lateralis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Snubnose Sculpin | Orthonopias triacis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Tidepool Sculpin | Oligocottus maculosus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Psychrolutidae | Woolly Sculpin | Clinocottus analis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Blue Rockfish | Sebastes mystinus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Bocaccio | Sebastes paucispinis |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Common Lionfish | Pterois volitans |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Copper Rockfish | Sebastes caurinus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Gopher Rockfish | Sebastes carnatus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Olive Rockfish | Sebastes serranoides |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Spotted Scorpionfish | Scorpaena plumieri |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Scorpaenidae | Stone Scorpionfish | Scorpaena mystes |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Serranidae | Barred Serrano | Serranus psittacinus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Serranidae | Black Hamlet | Hypoplectrus nigricans |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Serranidae | Indigo Hamlet | Hypoplectrus indigo |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Serranidae | Kelp Bass | Paralabrax clathratus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Stichaeidae | Black Prickleback | Xiphister atropurpureus |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Stichaeidae | High Cockscomb | Anoplarchus purpurescens |
Actinopterygii | Perciformes | Stichaeidae | Rock Eel | Xiphister mucosus |
Actinopterygii | Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Brown Trout | Salmo trutta |
Actinopterygii | Salmoniformes | Salmonidae | Rainbow Trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss |
Actinopterygii | Scombriformes | Stromateidae | Pacific Pompano | Peprilus simillimus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Aulostomidae | Western Atlantic Trumpetfish | Aulostomus maculatus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Fistulariidae | Bluespotted Cornetfish | Fistularia commersonii |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Mullidae | Dot-and-dash Goatfish | Parupeneus barberinus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Mullidae | Goldsaddle Goatfish | Parupeneus cyclostomus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Mullidae | Manybar Goatfish | Parupeneus multifasciatus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Mullidae | Spotted Goatfish | Pseudupeneus maculatus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Mullidae | Yellow Goatfish | Mulloidichthys martinicus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Mullidae | Yellowstripe Goatfish | Mulloidichthys flavolineatus |
Actinopterygii | Syngnathiformes | Syngnathidae | Reticulate Pipefish | Corythoichthys conspicillatus |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Balistidae | Black Triggerfish | Melichthys niger |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Balistidae | Lagoon Triggerfish | Rhinecanthus aculeatus |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Balistidae | Orangeside Triggerfish | Sufflamen verres |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Balistidae | Orangestripe Triggerfish | Balistapus undulatus |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Balistidae | Titan Triggerfish | Balistoides viridescens |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Diodontidae | Longspined Porcupinefish | Diodon holocanthus |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Diodontidae | Spotted Porcupinefish | Diodon hystrix |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Diodontidae | Web Burrfish | Chilomycterus antillarum |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Ostraciidae | Smooth Trunkfish | Lactophrys triqueter |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Ostraciidae | Spotted Boxfish | Ostracion meleagris |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Ostraciidae | Yellow Boxfish | Ostracion cubicum |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Bullseye Puffer | Sphoeroides annulatus |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer | Canthigaster rostrata |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Guineafowl Puffer | Arothron meleagris |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Spotted Toby | Canthigaster solandri |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | White-spotted Puffer | Arothron hispidus |
Actinopterygii | Tetraodontiformes | Tetraodontidae | Whitebelly Toby | Canthigaster bennetti |
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What a milestone!!!
Huge congrats and so glad I could help you with your goal :)
Feel free to reach out in the future for any help with fish IDs you need.
Also looks like you hit 6k acinopterygii observations as well, huge props!!
Wow that is quite an accomplishment! Congratulations! And kudos to you for your persistence with coldwater snorkeling. I get out whenever I can up here in Washington, and it's super cold!
Congrats! That sounds like the kind of games I like to play. Can you keep it up next year too?
probably not @maractwin, I'm not sure i'm going to the tropics in the pacific next year, and the pacific is definitely the spot.
Congratulations !
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