Fish pictures and identification information
for hundreds of fish species caught or observed in Mexico

Most of the fish species listed on this page were photographed by anglers with an interest in identifying what they have caught or observed somewhere in Mexican waters. While some of these photos may be of less than "magazine cover" quality, they make up for their lack of professionalism by their spontaneity and their many variations that show what these fish really look like when they come out of the water. Does a dorado have bars down its sides? Well, usually not, but very rarely, yes, and the photos on these pages often show that kind of useful information.

FISH NAME CONFUSION:

Very rarely is any fish known by only a single name. There are inevitable local and regional variations, and for our purposes, two languages to sort out, each with its own peculiarities. For example, the prized gamefish "Dorado, Dolphinfish, Mahi-Mahi, Dorado, Coryphaena hippurus" is always called a "dorado" in Mexico, but in the U.S. it is usually referred to as a "dolphin," "dolphinfish," or "mahi-mahi."

In some cases even the "experts," i.e. marine biologists, sometimes can't agree on what a fish should be called, and sometimes that even includes a fish's scientific name. In fact, there are really too many names and variations to keep track of. So, for the purposes of this index, we have done our very best to call a fish by its most common and generally accepted names, and we have include alternates when it seems appropriate and useful.

"MEXICO FISHING NEWS" WEEKLY REPORT ARCHIVES:

Many of the photos on these pages were originally submitted to this website for our weekly sportfishing report covering Mexico's major angler's vacations destinations. To see archives of this weekly, on-the-spot sportfishing report and pictures of fish species caught and photographed by anglers all over Mexico click here for back issues of "Mexico Fishing News."

PHOTOS OF FISH CAUGHT OR OBSERVED IN MEXICAN WATERS:

African Pompano
Albacore
Amberjack
Baja Potfish, Baha Potfish, Haha Potfish.
Baqueta
Barred Pargo
Barred Serrano
Bat Ray
Beautyfin Flyingfish
Bigeye Jack
Bigeye Tuna
Blackblotch Pompano
Black Croaker
Blackgill Rockfish
Black Marlin
Black Sea Bass
Black Skipjack
Black Snook
Blacktip Shark
Blue and Gold Snapper
Bluefin Trevally
Bluefin Tuna
Bluefish
Blue Marlin
Blue Shark
Blunthead Triggerfish
Broadbill Swordfish
Broomtail Grouper
Brown Cat Shark
Bullseye Puffer
Burrito Grunt
Caballito
Cabezon
Calico Bass or Kelp Bass
California Corbina
California Halibut
California Lizardfish
California Opaleye
California Scorpionfish
California Sheephead
Channel Scabbardfish
Chihuil
Chili Sea Catfish
Chinook Salmon
Circlefish
Clown Hawkfish
Colorado Snapper
Cominate Sea Catfish
Copper Rockfish
Cortez Angelfish
Cortez Grunt
Cortez Halibut
Cortez Round Ray
Cow Cod
Darkedge Midshipman
Diamond Stingray
Dog Snapper
Dorado, Dolphinfish, Mahi-Mahi
Eastern Pacific Bonefish
Escolar
Finescale Triggerfish
Finespotted Jawfish
Flag Cabrilla
Flat Needlefish
Fortune Jack
Frigate Tuna
Gafftopsail Pompano
Giant Jawfish, Bigmouth Bastard
Giant Kelpfish
Giant Mexican Needlefish
Golden Jack
Goldspotted Bass
Graceful Mojarra
Great White Shark
Green Jack
Greybar Grunt, Burro
Guineafowl Puffer
Gulf Grouper
Gulf Sand Dab
Gulf Sierra
Gulf Weakfish
Hookthroat Bass, Damsel Bass
Humboldt Squid, Giant Humboldt Squid.
Jack Crevalle
Jewel Moray Eel
Jewfish, Goliath Grouper
King Angelfish
King Mackerel
Ladyfish
Leopard Grouper, Cabrilla, Golden Grouper
Leopard Shark
Lingcod
Longfin Halfbeak
Longjaw Leatherjack
Louvar
Mako Shark
Manta Ray
Mexican Barracuda
Mexican Bonito
Mexican Goatfish
Mexican Hogfish
Mexican Lookdown
Milkfish
Mullet Snapper
Northern Anchovy
Nurse Shark
Oarfish
Ocean Sunfish
Ocean Whitefish
Olive Rockfish
Opah
Orangemouth Corvina
Orangeside Triggerfish
Pacific Bonito
Pacific Barracuda
Pacific Bearded Brotula
Pacific Creole Fish
Pacific Cutlassfish
Pacific Fanfish
Pacific Flagfin Mojarra
Pacific Golden-Eyed Tilefish
Pacific Jack Crevalle
Pacific Mackerel
Pacific Needlefish
Pacific Silverstripe Halfbeak
Pacific Snake Eel
Pacific Spotted Scorpionfish
Pacific Stargazer
Pacific Tripletail
Panamic Flashlightfish
Panamic Graysby
Panamic Soldierfish
Parrot Sand Bass
Pelagic Thresher Shark
Pilotfish
Polla Drum
Popeye Catalufa
Porgy
Prickly Shark
Purple Surgeonfish
Rainbow Runner
Raucous Grunt
Red Snapper
Reef Cornetfish
Rivulated Mutton Hamlet
Roosterfish
Roughjaw Frogfish
Sailfish
Sardina, Flatiron Herring
Sargassumfish
Sargo
Sawtail Grouper
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Shafted Bonefish
Sheephead Grunt
Shortbill Spearfish
Shortfin Corvina
Shovelnose Guitarfish
Sickle Pomfret, Bigscale Pomfret
Sierra
Skipjack Tuna
Specklefin Midshipman
Spinster Wrasse
Spotback Scorpionfish
Spotfin Croaker
Spottail Grunt
Spotted Batfish
Spotted Bay Bass
Spotted Cabrilla
Spotted Porcupinefish
Spotted Rose Snapper
Spotted Seatrout
Spotted Sharpnose Pufferfish
Spottedtail Goosefish
Starry Skate
Striped Marlin
Tarpon
Threadfin Bass
Threadfin Jack
Tiger Shark
Totoaba, Totuava, Totuaba
Treefish
Tropical Two-Wing Flying Fish
Unicorn Filefish
Wahoo
Wavyline Grunt
Whale Shark
White Seabass
Whitesnout Searobin
Yellow Bobo
Yellowfin Croaker
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellow Snapper
Yellowtail

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