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Hump Coral - Veiled Sea

Endless Ocean Luminous, Nintendo Switch

these huge coral mounds are so cool... like eo2's cabbage patch, but 'roided out kinda

[fish-daily]

Spanish Hogfish?

fish 170 - spanish hogfish

[fishihavecaught]

2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

Here. We. Go. Again  I am continuing my year in review series from 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, & 2021. I have kept track of every fish caught by day and location. I have compiled and crunched the numbers are here are the results for 2022!

80 total fish caught 33 different species 11 new species 22 saltwater species 11 freshwater species Month with most fish - May (29) Month with least fish - January, April, June, July, August, & December (0) Fished 14 different locations Caught fish on 12 different days Total days fishing - somewhere around 16 Fished off personal boat - 1 Fished off pier – 0 Fished off party boats – 1 Fished off private charter – 0 Countries fished - 2 (United States, Norway) States fished - 2 (Florida, Alabama)

2022. What can I say. I have certainly been busy, just not so much with fishing. This year we went caving, exploring across Florida, visited Sweden & Norway, attended my first Explorers Club Annual Dinner, pulled off our 5th continuous year of our brother weekend (EDIT: This isn't true, I don't know why I said this. We did not meet in 2020) and I spent some time in Texas at the SpaceX Starship facility. Shockingly, I still managed more new species than last year and 33% of every species I caught this year was a new species. A huge part of this was thanks to Dom, but probably also honestly focused on the fact that I would not fish much unless I had a chance at a new species. I am really close to my goal of 334 species caught on hook and line (or 1% of all fish species known) and I will be working harder this year to finish it out.

Number of new species per year continues to tick up from a low in 2020.

Highlights of the year, not necessarily in any order.

1. As always, I enjoy meeting and fishing with people throughout the year. This year I fished with Steve again on his epic quest to catch a Gulf Flounder, fished with Dom, Ben, and Ally during our Memorial Day outing, and fished with family .

Still hunting that Gulf Flounder.

2. Already mentioned above, but my outing on Dom's boat during Memorial Day weekend off Pompano Beach. I got 8 new species very easily and it was a great day fishing. Owe a lot to Dom for this one.

Dom, Ben, & me. Photo credit - Ally.

3. Continuing my Cichlasoma research in Florida. I am still trying to find the full range of the chanchita.

Specimens from the Green Swamp delivered to the Florida Museum of Natural History.

4. And, of course, Brother Weekend 2022. Another success and another fish fry. The plans have already begun for next year.

Hmmmmmm, bass.

What will 2023 bring? Well, hopefully more than 80 fish. I am starting the planning now!

Fish Counts

Sheepshead 1 Southern Puffer 2 Striped Mojarra 1 Pigfish 4 Pinfish 10 Southern Kingfish 2 Sand Perch 2 Inshore Lizardfish 1 Bonnethead 1 Warmouth 3 Bluegill 5 Spotted Sunfish 1 Dimerus Cichlid 11 Brown Hoplo 1 Sand Tilefish 2 White Grunt 4 Striped Grunt 1 Tobaccofish 1 Yellowcheek Wrasse 1 Mahi 1 Blackline Tilefish 1 Grey Tilefish 2 Graysby 4 Live Sharksucker 4 Spanish Hogfish 1 Snakefish 1 Speckled Darter 1 Tallapoosa Shiner 1 Leopard Toadfish 1 Rough Shiner 4 Spotted Bass 4 Redear Sunfish 1

[naturecoaster]

FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest

The annual Fish Art Contest is now open! FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest Students in kindergarten through 12th grade can create an original piece of artwork and compete in this free contest for a chance to win state and national honors and prizes. In partnership with Wildlife Forever, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is excited to announce the second annual category for a Florida Native Fish Award! This State Specialty Award is an additional award to the national Fish Art Contest that participating students will qualify for by submitting a Florida native species from the specified list below. The goal of the Florida Native Fish Award is to celebrate fish species native to Florida’s inland and marine waters. “The Florida Native Fish Award is an amazing opportunity to introduce students to some of Florida’s most iconic native fish species in a fun and creative way,” said FWC Commissioner Sonya Rood. “This award helps connect Florida’s students to the fish species that help make Florida the Fishing Capital of the World, which is critical in inspiring the next generation of fisheries resource stewards.” One first place winner and one runner up will be selected for each grade bracket (kindergarten through third grade, fourth through sixth grade, seventh through ninth grade, and 10th through 12th grade), one for illustrating the best freshwater fish species and one for the best saltwater fish species. Digital artwork will not be accepted this year, all submitted pieces must be created with a traditional media. All first-place winners will advance to the National Competition to be judged for top prizes, such as Best of Show. The deadline to enter is Feb. 28, 2024, so start designing! To enter, students from Florida should submit their entry at Wildlife Forever – Florida Art, consisting of the following: - An original piece of physical artwork featuring any fish including one or more of the following Florida native species from the same category: - Category 1 – Freshwater: largemouth bass, striped bass, black crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, spotted sunfish, channel catfish, Florida gar, chain pickerel, bowfin - Category 2 – Saltwater: snook, redfish, spotted seatrout, flounder, tarpon, mahi-mahi, Spanish mackerel, hogfish, queen snapper, black grouper - A piece of creative writing, no longer than one page, about the chosen species (required for grades 4-12). - A Florida State-Fish Art Contest entry form.  Note: Digital artwork will not be accepted this year, all submitted pieces must be created with a traditional media.  Florida Prizes - First-place winners in the 10-12 grade bracket will receive 10 T-shirts printed with their artwork to give to family and friends from our partner The Florida Nomad and the shirts will also be available for sale on their website. - The two first-place winners from each grade bracket, from each category will have their artwork displayed in FWC’s freshwater or saltwater regulations guide. - All first-place winners will have their artwork displayed at FWC headquarters in Tallahassee. Read the full article

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[fishyfacts]

Caring For A Spanish Hogfish Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned aquarist, the Spanish Hogfish is an excellent fish to care for. Found in shallow, rocky reefs throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, these colorful little fish can make an interesting addition to your tank. Before bringing a Spanish Hogfish into your home, …

[petsincollections]

Angel fish, squirrel fish and spanish hogfish        

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Back caption: Angel fish, Squirrel fish and Spanish hogfish, at the Government Aquarium and Museum, Bermuda. Painted by Dr. Andrey Avinoff, eminent naturalist, entomologist, artist, and late Director of the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, Pa.

WCS Library - New York Aquarium Postcards Collection

Digital Culture of Metropolitan New York

[tropic-havens]

Spanish Hogfish, Bodianus rufus, Devers to Bovacoap

[toad-in-a-trenchcoat]

Mushroom Girlfriends this and Cambrian Girlfriends that... those are all well and good (and I love them) but what of the

Gay Fish?

Aloof Spanish Hogfish and his clingy boyfriend of unknown species

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#MerMay ¡Pequena Sirena Sombrero de Baile! Last year for Cinco de Mayo I drew a cute mermaid couple, a betta fish dancer and mariachi sting ray dancing the jarabetapatio. This year I thought it would be cute to do little sirenas and sirenos dancing the hat dance featuring the same sea slug from last year as a somberaro! The sirenos are baby skates and the sirenas are baby scorpion fish. Also the dancing sargasum crab and playing the hog fish can be found in the gulf of mexico! ~ ~ #characterdesign #mermay2019 #mexico #mermaid #dancing #kids #illustration #underthesea #sirena #spanish #babyfish #crab #hogfish #betta #stingray #hatdance #fiesta #artchallenge #artistoninstagram #instaartist #vivalatina #cincodemayo #ninos #ninas #cute @tombancroft1 https://www.instagram.com/p/BxJEgMfFjOO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=n6uwddg6tokf

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Hear ye, hear ye! 

Calling photographers of all skill levels – submit your best photos of our National Marine Sanctuary System’s scenery, wildlife, and recreation to the Get Into Your Sanctuary photo contest! Submissions are open until September 2nd. 

(Photo: Daryl Duda) 

[Image description: Two Spanish hogfish side-to-side with their mouths open.]

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Summary: The four find out more about each other and at the same time, devise a plan to find out more about Virgil’s mother.

Word Count: 1362

@pastel-and-gore. LITERALLY ONE OF THE BEST PEOPLE EVER. They put up editing my writing and I can’t be more grateful to them. Thank you, Jay.

As the slime on Virgil’s tail melted off, Logan scooped some into a small tube but his eyes never left Roman or Patton. His jaw never closed either, partially from shock, partially because he was answering questions as quickly as quickly as Patton was asking them.

“What are legs for?”

“Manuel transportation that can vary to none to-"

“How does a car work?”

“Well, it depends on the car. All have two pedals that make it go and stop, as well as-"

“What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?”

Logan actually chuckled at this one, surprised that Patton would actually ask that out of everything he could ask about the human world.

“Patton, that's enough,” Roman said.

“No, it's fine… Conan, was it?”

“Roman, actually,” he replied formally. “I was named after the city, since my mother's mother originates from there.”

“You know English and know some about the human world,” Logan observed. “How is that?”

“We actually speak whale song, dolphin click, but English, Spanish, and French are our primary languages. You do tend to drop things in our territory quite a lot,” Patton said. “Our ancestors became curious and took up studying what we found. They spent time near the surface studying phonetics.”

“Fascinating,” Logan whispered, his lip curling slightly upward. “You seem very well-versed in your history. Just… Just fascinating…”

“Yes, it is pretty fas-fin-ating, ain't it?” Patton said, making both Virgil and Roman chuckle. The smile forming on Logan’s face fell and he leaned over to Virgil, who was in the process of putting on swim trunks without losing the towel laid across his waist.

“I no longer like this one,” he whispered. Virgil smirked and threw the towel to the side once his shorts were secure.

“So… what are the main things that need to be discussed?” he asked the other three.

“Well obviously how are you even existing if half-mers are illegal,” Logan said.

“Ooh, and what the human world is like!” Roman said.

“Although I would love to tell you more, and learn more about yours, that can wait until later,” Logan said, making both Roman and Patton pout in disappointment.

“Uh… what about: what the hell are we going to do? I'm illegal, you guys talking to us is illegal, and we have no idea of what to do!” Virgil said loudly. Logan put a hand on his shoulder.

“Calm down, Virgil. We're also figuring this out.”

“Sorry, sorry,” he muttered, relaxing until Logan let go.

“We could go to King Thomas and find out what we could do,” Patton suggested. “It really wasn’t any of our faults. It was all coincidental and what interactions occurred were misunderstandings on both parties.”

“That is…” Logan stopped and thought about it, “... actually a very good idea. Your King can't punish Virgil for any laws broken since he did not choose to be born like this and was not born under the king’s laws.”

“And I technically didn't interact with any human on purpose… before now,” Roman said, wincing at the thought of them talking now, with full knowledge of what they were doing. “We can just… leave this part out of the questions.”

“Lying… again?” Patton whined.

“Unless you want to end up in prison,” Roman said.

“Prison is on the line for you?” Logan asked.

“Yeah. Since humans would feign kindness in order to hunt us and use us, they outlawed contact with them,” Roman explained.

“But you guys won't do that, right?” Patton asked.

“I am against all forms of cruelty against any living thing,” Logan said.

“I didn't know mers were more than a myth until I became one, so I don't wanna hurt you guys,” Virgil said. “But we’re all in agreement to lie about this particular meeting?”

Logan and Roman nodded, and after a second of contemplation, so did Patton.

“Now about Virgil's… existence. We do want to find out more?” Logan asked.

“Yeah, I kinda want to know how my mom met my dad and then had me,” Virgil said. “Full mers don't grow tails on-land, and my dad doesn't seem like the type of person to do a fish. Are there like spells or something that could give you guys tails?”

“Maybe… we could ask King Thomas… If someone committed an illegal act, his father would have kept records of it,” Patton asked.

“What about that one Legend, the sea hag… what's the name… Dissolve?” Roman muttered under his breath for a second and then snapped his fingers. “Deceit! That's the name!”

“Sea Hag? Like Ursula?” Virgil asked.

“Who?”

“Never mind… this Deceit, he creates spells and potions that could change a mer into a human or vice-versa?” Logan asked.

“If he exists, then yeah,” Patton confirmed. “You think he could have given his mom a potion?”

“Exactly,” Logan said. “I say we go and ask him if he did and if so, then the mystery is solved. If not, we ask your King. Virgil, any objections?”

Virgil pursed his lips, a thought that had been with him for a bit now. They might not like it, Logan especially, but they were doing this for him and from the sound of it, they would do anything to make sure he found out more about himself and his past.

He took a deep breath. “Yeah… I just… I can't do this without someone I know. Like really know. I wouldn't be able to handle this without an emotional anchor.”

“What do you mean?” Patton asked, but it didn't matter that he didn't understand because Logan was staring at him in shock.

“Logan, I know it's a lot to ask, but without you- If this guy is for real, we could see if he could bring you with us!” Virgil argued. “Please, Lo.”

Logan looked at him and for a second, Virgil thought saw fiery hate in his eyes before it was extinguished by Logan's form of sympathy and love.

“Okay. If he's real, feel free to ask if he can do what you're asking,” Logan said, a hint of worry buried under a mountain of indifference.

Virgil didn't say anything, just smiled at him.

“Aw, that's so sweet!” Patton said. “I still don't get it.”

“He's going to go down with us if Deceit can make us a potion to turn Logan into a mer,” Roman explained.

“Still so sweet!” Patton said, but a bit of the joy had been replaced with the same worry that Logan had let slip.

“So, Virgil, you're joining me in this quest to find the sea monster? I hear that he dwells deep within what you humans refer to as the Bermuda Triangle, near the northern tip,” Roman said in a very ominous voice.

“If you're trying to spook me, it's not working,” Virgil lied, scooting into the water and waiting for his tail to form. “How do we get to the Bermuda Triangle from here?”

“Ooh, you get to learn speeding!” Patton said, his tail flapping excitedly. “Roman is the best teacher! He taught me!”

“We’ll get out of the cove before we start that lesson,” Roman said, brushing Virgil’s ripped swim trunks away from him and out of the water. Virgil nodded and looked at Logan. Virgil locked eyes with his friend, silently confirming that he was okay with this. Logan nodded nodded without hesitation before Roman dragged Virgil under the water.

Deceit watched as the halfling and the red mer slipped away from the human and blue mer. A smile spread across his lips and he brushed the orb. The red mer talked to the halfling, showing him the proper techniques for speeding. The halfling scowled at something the mer said but positioned his body and in half-a-second, the view of the orb was blurred with bubbles. When the finally cleared, the red mer was laughing uncontrollably as the halfling caught his breath, his eyes surprised and gills flaring. The two calmed down for a few minutes before they started speeding towards his cave. 

A thought of the future crossed his mind and he floated away from the orb, rubbing his temples.

“Don’t get too cocky now… Stay on-task…”

A/N: And so the plot thickens.

 Okay, what do you guys think? If Virgil is a goby, Roman is an angelfish, Patton is a blue tang, what is Deceit and what will Logan become?

Logan

a) puffer fish

b) stone fish

c) hogfish 

d) eel

Deceit

a) eel

b) sea snake

c) angler fish

d) cuttlefish

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Reblogs are appreciated. Taglist is always open. 

Thanks as always to @pastel-and-gore for editing this!

Have a great day!

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[fishihavecaught]

Memorial Weekend Fishing - Part 2

Go here to read part 1. I can only do 10 images per post now which is another reason to switch off this platform. Maybe sometime soon.

Afterward, we made a run in closer to shore off of a 70 ft deep reef where I caught a number of species including many Graysby and Sharksucker but only managed to pull in one new species. However, it was really one of my favorite of the day. Species #310 was the Spanish Hogfish (Bodianus rufus).

Spanish Hogfish!

Graysby - lots of these!

Lots of these as well!

The final species, and species #311, of the day was a Snakefish (Trachinocephalus myops). A real cool fish that Dom told me I would catch in 30 seconds and this turned out to be true.

Snakefish (Trachinocephalus myops)

It was a fantastic day and I really appreciate the opportunity Dom gave me. It is not often I can put 8 new species on the board in a single day anymore.

Photo credit - Ally

[naturecoaster]

FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever, is excited to announce the 25th Anniversary Fish Art Contest is now open. Since 1997, the contest has grown into an internationally recognized youth conservation program, drawing thousands of entries each year from across the country. FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest The FWC will host the Florida State Fish Art Contest again this year for the state. Students in kindergarten through twelfth grade can compete in this free contest for a chance to win state and national honors and prizes. This program inspires creativity while developing the next generation of anglers and conservationists. “Fish Art started as an idea to celebrate the state fish of Minnesota, the walleye. Today, students from all over the world participate to learn about fish, water resources and conservation. We continue to see lives changed where participation in the Fish Art contest serves as building blocks for lifelong stewardship of natural resources,” said Pat Conzemius, President and CEO of Wildlife Forever. One first place winner and one runner up will be selected for each grade bracket (kindergarten through third grade, fourth through sixth grade, seventh through ninth grade and tenth through twelfth grade), one for illustrating the best freshwater fish species and one for the best saltwater fish species. All first-place winners will advance to the National Competition to be judged for top prizes, such as the Best of Show. The deadline to enter is Feb. 28, 2023, so start designing today! To enter, students from Florida should submit their entry at Wildlife Forever – Florida Art, consisting of the following: - An original piece of artwork featuring any fish including one or more of the following Florida native species from the same category:  - Category 1 – Freshwater: largemouth bass, striped bass, black crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, spotted sunfish, channel catfish, florida gar, chain pickerel, bowfin. - Category 2 – Saltwater: snook, redfish, spotted seatrout, flounder, tarpon, mahi-mahi, Spanish mackerel, hogfish, queen snapper, black grouper.  - A piece of creative writing, no longer than one page, about the chosen species (required for grades 4-12). - A Florida State-Fish Art Contest entry form.  Florida Prizes: - First place winners in the 10-12 grade bracket will receive 10 T-shirts printed with their artwork to give to family and friends from our partner The Florida Nomad and the shirts will also be available for sale on their website. - The two first place winners from each grade bracket, from each category will have their artwork displayed in FWC’s freshwater or saltwater regulations guide. - All first-place winners will have their artwork displayed at the FWC headquarters in Tallahassee.  Read the full article

[jimabernethy]

French Angel being cleaned by a spanish hogfish at a cleaning station at Blue Heron Bridge Marine Park in Palm Beach County, Florida. Sadly despite being voted Peoples Choice Best Dive Site worldwide in Scuba Diving magazine because of the amazing animals found there, these creatures are still not protected there! Tropical fish collectors remove beautiful creatures all the time. We must all work to stop this! @jim_abernethy #frenchangelfish #spanishhogfish #saveoceans #blueheronbridge #beautiful #palmbeachphotography #diving #underwaterphotography #scuba #jimabernethysscubaadventures