Before I begin, I want to thank everyone who has shared this passion, given encouragements, shared information, and to those few who I am truly in debt and had the privilege of sharing some waters with...THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! My journey cannot come this far without you.
Although I'm not even close to Mr. Steve Woznick's 1000+ documented species, this is a journey that is taken seriously and with undeterred determination.
Although I have caught and documented 200 species to date, there are only 190 species shown here. There were some species I caught in the past before I got serious with photographic evidence and documentation…so there are a few species missing pictures. There are also a few species which I have pictures in prints…but I have lost these photographs over the years.
As scientific as I could be (without actual genetic data), I arranged the species by class, order, family, subfamily, genus, species. Otherwise, they are listed alphabetically.
Anyways...without further ado…
Actinopterygii_Acipenseriformes_Acipenseridae
Acipenserinae
Acipenser_transmontanus (White_Sturgeon)
Actinopterygii_Albuliformes_Albulidae
Albulinae
Albula_vulpes (Bonefish)
Actinopterygii_Amiiformes_Amiidae
Amia_calva (Bowfin)
Actinopterygii_Anguilliformes_Muraenidae
Muraeninae
Gymnothorax_funebris (Green_Moray)
Actinopterygii_Aulopiformes_Synodontidae
Synodontinae
Synodus_dermatogenys (Sand_Lizardfish)
Actinopterygii_Beloniformes_Belonidae
Belone_belone (Garfish)
Strongylura_exilis (California_Needlefish)
Strongylura_strongulura (Spottail_Needlefish)
Actinopterygii_Clupeiformes_Clupeidae
Opisthonema_oglinum (Atlantic_Thread_Herring)
Actinopterygii_Cypriniformes_Catostomidae
Catostominae
Catostomus_commersonii (White_Sucker)
Moxostoma_erythrurum (Golden_Redhorse)
Moxostoma_macrolepidotum (Shorthead_Redhorse)
Actinopterygii_Cypriniformes_Cyprinidae
Barbonymus_schwanenfeldii (Tinfoil_Barb)
Catlocarpio_siamensis (Giant_Barb)
Hampala_macrolepidota (Hampala_Barb)
Cyprininae
Carassius_auratus_auratus (Goldfish)
Cyprinus_carpio_carpio (Common_Carp)
Leuciscinae
Luxilus_cornutus (Common_Shiner)
Nocomis_micropogon (River_Chub)
Notemigonus_crysoleucas (Golden_Shiner)
Notropis_photogenis (Silver_Shiner)
Ptychocheilus_oregonensis (Northern_Pikeminnow)
Richardsonius_balteatus (Redside_Shiner)
Semotilus_atromaculatus (Creek_Chub)
Semotilus_corporalis (Fallfish)
Actinopterygii_Elopiformes_Elopidae
Elops_saurus (Ladyfish)
Actinopterygii_Elopiformes_Megalopidae
Megalops_cyprinoides (Indo_Pacific_Tarpon)
Actinopterygii_Esociformes_Esocidae
Esox_lucius (Northern_Pike)
Esox_masquinongy (Muskellunge)
Actinopterygii_Gadiformes_Lotidae
Lota_lota (Burbot)
Actinopterygii_Lepisosteiformes_Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus_osseus (Longnose_Gar)
Actinopterygii_Osmeriformes_Osmeridae
Osmerus_mordax_mordax (Atlantic_Rainbow_Smelt)
Actinopterygii_Osteoglossiformes_Hiodontidae
Hiodon_tergisus (Mooneye)
Actinopterygii_Osteoglossiformes_Notopteridae
Notopterus_notopterus (Bronze_Featherback)
Actinopterygii_Perciformes_Ancanthuridae
Nasinae
Naso_brevirostris (Paletail_Unicornfish)
Naso_hexacanthus (Sleek_Unicornfish)
Actinopterygii_Perciformes_Apogonidae
Apogoninae
Apogon_imberbis (Cardinal_Fish)
(JK)
I seriously cannot wait until the next time I'm fishing in Florida again...there are so many, many species in Florida waters it's quite mind blowing!
That was cool. There are a few that are named incorrectly, unless that is the name those few go by in another country. I love seeing species from other places that are nowhere in sight locally here.