Posts Tagged oceanside pier

Black Croaker

October 21, 2016 by kenjones
Croakers—Family Sciaeidae A black croaker from the Oceanside Harbor Pier Species:  Cheilotrema saturnum (Girard, 1858); from the Greek word cheilotrema  (lip pores) and the Latin word saturnum  (dusky color). Alternate Names: China croaker, Chinese croaker, Chinafin croaker and red roncador. Early names included black perch and black bass. Given the references to China croaker, it [...]

Cortez Bonefish

October 20, 2016 by kenjones
Bonefishes—Family Albulidae Bonefish caught at Spanish Landing in San Diego Bay by jkim Species: Albula gilberti Pfeiler & Van der Heiden, 2011. Previously referred to as Albula vulpes and “Albula sp. A” (Pfeiler and Van der Heiden 2011). From the Latin Albula (meaning fox). Alternate Names: Ladyfish, mullet, silver ghost, silver shuttle, sanducha and macabi. [...]

California Spiny Lobster

September 30, 2016 by kenjones
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans) Order Decapoda Spiny Lobster—Family Palinuridae A Spiny Lobster up close and personal Species: Panulirus interruptus (Randall, 1840); interruptus refers to the grooves on the abdomen which are interrupted in this species. A lobster from the Shelter Island Pier in San Diego Bay in 2009 Alternate Name: Bugs, crayfish, marine crayfish, rock lobster [...]

Salema

September 22, 2015 by kenjones
Grunts—Family Haemulidae  Salema from the Ocean Beach Pier in San Diego Species: Xenistius californiensis (Steindachner, 1876); from xenitius (strange sail, in allusion to the dorsal fin) and californiensis (in reference to California as a geographic area). Alternate Names: Bass, big eye, big eye bass, striped bass and lima perch. In Mexico called salema, pajarillo or [...]

The Sauna Tour —A Trip to the SoCal Piers

September 15, 2015 by kenjones
A yellowtail caught at Crystal Pier in San Diego “While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads.” Oops, whoa Nellie, stop, stop, stop the press, that’s the wrong vision! This vision was more pescatorial, one of big game fish being caught at the SoCal piers, fish such as yellowtail, shortfin corvina, bonefish and more exotic [...]
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