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Yellow Snake Eel

November 13, 2016 by kenjones

Snake Eels—Family Ophichthidae Yellow snake eel caught by Fishy at the Balboa Pier in 2007 Species: Ophichthus zophochir (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882); Ophichthus, from two Greek words meaning serpent and fish, and the Greek zophochir, for darkness and hand (dark pectoral fins). Alternate Names: Eww, a snake! Eww, a snake! In Mexico called Tieso Amarillo; [...]

Soupfin Shark

October 27, 2016 by kenjones

Cartilaginous Fishes—Class Chondrichthyes — (A skeleton of cartilage that is not true bone) Subclass Elasmobranchi—Sharks and Rays Order Carcharhiniformes — Hound Sharks—Family Triakididae Picture courtesy of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Species: Galeorhinus zyopterus (Linnaeus, 1758); from the Greek words galeos (a kind of shark), rhinos (nose or snout), zuon, (animal) and pteron [...]

Sevengill Shark

October 27, 2016 by kenjones

Subclass Elasmobranchi—Sharks and Rays Order Hexanchiformes — Cow Sharks—Family Hexanchidae A sevengill taken from the Oyster Point Pier by Matt Shockley in 2003 Species: Notorynchus cepedianus (Perón, 1807); from the Greek roots noto (back) and r(h)ynchos (snout); and the Latin cepidianus (spotted). Alternate Names: Broadnose sevengill shark, cow shark, spotted cow shark, mud shark, bluntnose [...]

Striped Bass

September 16, 2016 by kenjones

Order Perciformes Temperate Basses—Family Moronidae Striped Bass taken from the Fort Point Pier Species: Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792); from Morone (a word of unknown origin attributed to Samuel Latham Mitchell who named it in 1814) and the Latin saxatilis (to live among rocks). CA Fish Bulletin #28 (1930) uses the name Roccus lineatus. CA Fish [...]

Berkeley Pier — 2014 Kids Fishing Derby

August 23, 2015 by kenjones

The first of the 2014 UPSAC-IGFA Youth Fishing Derbies was held on June 21, 2014 at the Berkeley Pier. The day saw nice weather but a fairly small turnout and slow fishing. Nevertheless, judging by the huge smiles and the enthusiasm of the participants, the kids seemed to have had a great time! There was [...]