Posts Tagged Santa Cruz Wharf

Silver Surfperch

November 30, 2014 by kenjones
Species: Hyperprosopon ellipticum (Gibbons, 1854); from the Greek root words hyper (above) and prosopon (face, from the upward direction of the face), and the Latin word ellipticum (elliptical, referring to the outline of the body). Family Embiotocidae, subfamily Amphistichinae. Alternate Names: Silver perch or surfperch. In Mexico called mojarra ovalada or perca. Identification: Their coloring [...]

Did you ever wish you were born in an earlier age?

March 3, 2013 by kenjones
Sometimes the pictures of fish caught back in the early years can leave you wishing you were around in those days. A few examples — Totuava — San Felipe, Mexico — 1925 Today totuava are endangered and illegal to keep Giant (Black) Sea Bass taken at Coronado in 1905 Today the number of Giant (Black) [...]
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