“Gotta catch ‘em all!” – Pokémon
Major acknowledgements to Ken for guiding me to most of these species as well as providing identification assistance.
Thanks Kenneth Tse, Eli W, Ben Cantrell, Ryan Crutchfield, Anthony Russo, Josh Leisen, Ilia Fridland, Patrick Kerwin, George Brinkman, Martini Arostegui, and the many more species hunters that I’ve met along the way.
391 species as of June 2016:
Ringtail Surgeonfish
Doctorfish
Brown Surgeonfish
Convict Surgeonfish
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Bluespine Unicornfish
Sailfin Tang
Shortnose Sturgeon
Lake Sturgeon
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Cortez Bonefish
Bonefish
Bowfin
American Eel
Iridescent Cardinalfish
Bandfin Cardinalfish
Hardhead Sea Catfish
Gaffsailtop Sea Catfish
Flathead Sea Catfish
Chili Sea Catfish
Hardhead Silverside
Brook Silverside
Atlantic Silverside
Grey Triggerfish
Finescale Triggerfish
Black Triggerfish
White-banded Triggerfish
Wedge-tail Triggerfish
Boomerang Triggerfish
Oyster Toadfish
Keeled Needlefish
Redfin Needlefish
Houndfish
Zebra Blenny
Leopard Flounder
Brown Hoplo
Yellow Jack
Green Jack
Pacific Crevalle Jack
Blue Runner
Crevalle Jack
Horse-eye Jack
Bluefin Trevally
Bar Jack
Atlantic Bumper
Leatherjacket
Lookdown
Longfin Yellowtail
Florida Pompano
Permit
Pacific Jack Mackerel
Atlantic Sharpnose Shark
White Sucker
Northern Hog Sucker
Silver Redhorse
River Redhorse
Shorthead Redhorse
Mud Sunfish
Shadow Bass
Ozark Bass
Rock Bass
Flier
Bluespotted Sunfish
Banded Sunfish
Redbreast Sunfish
Green Sunfish
Pumpkinseed
Bluegill Sunfish
Dollar Sunfish
Longear Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
Redspotted Sunfish
Spotted Sunfish
Bantam Sunfish
Smallmouth Bass
Spotted Bass
Largemouth Bass
Black Crappie
White Snook
Reef-sand Blenny
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Lined Butterflyfish
Raccoon Butterflyfish
Millet Butterflyfish
Forceps Butterflyfish
Northern Snakehead
Cobra Snakehead
Banded Tetra
Convict Cichlid
Midas Cichlid
Red Devil Cichlid
Oscar
Butterfly Peacock
Black Acara
Yellow Belly Cichlid
Mayan Cichlid
African Jewelfish
Banded Jewel Cichlid
Blue Tilapia
Jaguar Guapote
Blacktail Cichlid
Jack Dempsey
Blue Flash Cichlid
Hornet Tilapia
Spotted Tilapia
Redbarred Hawkfish
Stocky Hawkfish
Arc-eye Hawkfish
Walking Catfish
Crevice Kelpfish
Blueback Herring
Skipjack Herring
Hickory Shad
Alewife
American Shad
Gizzard Shad
Redear Herring
Scaled Herring
Atlantic Thread Herring
Banded Sculpin
Ozark Sculpin
Knobfin Sculpin
Sea Raven
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin
Longhorn Sculpin
Shorthorn Sculpin
Central Stoneroller
Goldfish
Northern Redbelly Dace
Southern Redbelly Dace
Finescale Dace
Redside Dace
Grass Carp
Satinfin Shiner
Whitetail Shiner
Spotfin Shiner
Common Carp
Cutlip Minnow
Cardinal Shiner
Striped Shiner
Common Shiner
Duskystripe Shiner
Bleeding Shiner
Silver Chub
Hornyhead Chub
River Chub
Golden Shiner
Emerald Shiner
Blackchin Shiner
Blacknose Shiner
Spottail Shiner
Ozark Minnow
Carmine Shiner
Coastal Shiner
Silver Shiner
Swallowtail Shiner
Rosyface shiner
Sand Shiner
Mimic Shiner
Bluntnose Minnow
Fathead Minnow
Longnose Dace
Western Blacknose Dace
Rudd
Creek Chub
Fallfish
Sheepshead Minnow
Goldspotted Killifish
Ocellated Killifish
Southern Stingray
Spot-fin Porcupinefish
Barred Surfperch
Shiner Perch
Grass Pickerel
Northern Pike
Muskellunge
Chain Pickerel
Golden Topminnow
Banded Killifish
Starhead Topminnow
Mummichog
Seminole Killifish
Atlantic Cod
Greenland Cod
Atlantic Tomcod
Brook Stickleback
Three-spined Stickleback
Ninespine Stickleback
Irish Mojarra
Pacific Flagfin Mojarra
Jenny Mojarra
Slender Mojarra
Yellowfin Mojarra
Nurse Shark
Starry Goby
Whitespotted Frillgoby
Cocos Frillgoby
Panamic Frillfin
Frillfin Goby
Crested Goby
Round Goby
Porkfish
Spotted head sargo
Tomtate Grunt
Caesar Grunt
Smallmouth Grunt
Yellowspotted Grunt
French Grunt
Sailor's Grunt
White Grunt
Bluestriped Grunt
Yellowstripe Grunt
Raucous Grunt
Brassy Grunt
Pigfish
Tropical Half-beak
Lingcod
Painted Greenling
Mooneye
Brick Soldierfish
Blotcheye Soldierfish
Shoulderbar Soldierfish
Crown Squirrielfish
Speckled Squirrielfish
Hawaiian Squirrelfish
White Catfish
Black Bullhead
Yellow Bullhead
Brown Bullhead
Blue Catfish
Channel Catfish
Checkered Madtom
Brindled Madtom
Flathead Catfish
Zebra-head Flagtail
Hawaiian Flagtail
Blue Sea chub
Hawaiian Chub
Yellow Sea Chub
Bermuda Sea Chub
Brassy Chub
Bird Wrasse
Slippery Dick
Chameleon Wrasse
Ornamented Wrasse
Blackear Wrasse
Puddingwife Wrasse
Cunner
Saddled Wrasse
Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Surge Wrasse
Christmas Wrasse
Downy Blenny
Masquerader Hairy Blenny
Hairy Blenny
Largemouth Blenny
Longnose Gar
Florida Gar
Burbot
Barred Pargo
Schoolmaster Snapper
Yellow Snapper
Grey Snapper
Spotted Rose Snapper
Pacific Dog Snapper
Pacific Red Snapper
Lane Snapper
Yellowtail Snapper
Tarpon
Scrawled Filefish
Whitespotted Filefish
Fantail Filefish
Planehead Filefish
White Perch
White Bass
Striped Bass
Flathead Grey Mullet
Yellowstripe Goatfish
Yellowfin Goatfish
Manybar Goatfish
Paintspotted Moray
Undulated Moray
Jewel Moray
Bat Eagle Ray
Cownose Ray
Shortnose Batfish
Surf Smelt
Capelin
Rainbow Smelt
Scrawled Cowfish
Gulf Flounder
Summer Flounder
Glassy Sweeper
Brook Darter
Rainbow Darter
Iowa Darter
Swamp Darter
Slough Darter
Stripetail Darter
Johnny Darter
Ozark Darter
Spottail Darter
Plateau Darter
Yellow Perch
Logperch
Dusky Darter
Walleye
Rock Gunnel
American Plaice
Winter Flounder
Pike Killifish
Eastern Mosquitofish
Mangrove Gambusia
Yucatan Gambusia
Mangrove Molly
Sixfinger Threadfin
Hawaiian Damselfish
Mexican Nightsergeant
Sergeant Major
Blackspot Sergeant
Panamic Sergeant Major
Hawaiian Dascyllus
Brighteye Damselfish
Dusky Damselfish
Beaubrummel
Beaugregory
Hawaiian Gregory
Cortez Damselfish
Bluefish
Clearnose Skate
Shovelnose Guitarfish
Cisco
Lake Whitefish
Coho Salmon
Rainbow Trout
Chinook Salmon
Atlantic Salmon
Brown Trout
Arctic Char
Brook Trout
Lake Trout
Blue Parrotfish
Rainbow Parrotfish
Common Parrotfish
Redband Parrotfish
Redtail Parrotfish
Yellowtail Parrotfish
Freshwater Drum
Silver Perch
Striped Weakfish
Spot Croaker
Northern Kingcroaker
Atlantic Spanish Mackerel
Cero Mackerel
Calico Rockfish
Yellowtail Rockfish
Vermillion Rockfish
Blue Rockfish
Pacific Mutton Halmet
Rivulated Mutton Halmet
Black Seabass
Pacific Graysby
Sand Perch
Starry Grouper
Black Grouper
Scamp Grouper
Spotted Sand Bass
Barred Sand Bass
Mottled Soapfish
Sheepshead
Jolthead Porgy
Sheepshead Porgy
Littlehead Porgy
Spottail Seabream
Pinfish
Great Barracuda
Bonnethead Shark
Calico Lizardfish
Inshore Lizardfish
White-spotted Puffer
Spider-eye Puffer
Longnose Puffer
Northern Puffer
Southern Puffer
Bandtail Puffer
Checkered Puffer
Northern Searobin
Striped Searobin
Central Mudminnow
Round Stingray
Moorish Idol
First of all GREAT site. A few quick questions. What size hook and bait did you use for the butterfly fish as well as the surgeonfish? What technique on both?
Also when using bread in saltwater, what do you typically catch with this bait?
Thank you, keep up the good work!
Go get ‘em Mikey!