Gulf of Nicoya – Tag my Fish

Fishes
General data
Catches (5)

Mugiliformes - Mullets

Flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus)

Perciformes - Perches

Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

Broomtail grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha)

Panama porkfish (Anisotremus taeniatus)

Burrito grunt (Anisotremus interruptus)

Pacific goliath grouper (Epinephelus quinquefasciatus)

Grey grunt (Haemulon scudderii)

Popeye catalufa (Pristigenys serrula)

Misty grouper (Hyporthodus mystacinus)

Pacific mutton hamlet (Alphestes immaculatus)

Rivulated mutton hamlet (Alphestes multiguttatus)

Pacific creolefish (Paranthias colonus)

Pacific dog snapper (Lutjanus novemfasciatus)

Barred serrano (Serranus psittacinus)

Mexican barred snapper (Hoplopagrus guentherii)

Beaubrummel (Stegastes flavilatus)

Carangiformes - Jacks

Greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili)

Common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)

Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus)

Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)

Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus)

Striped marlin (Kajikia audax)

Black marlin (Istiompax indica)

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)

Shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)

Black jack (Caranx lugubris)

Roosterfish (Nematistius pectoralis)

Yellowtail amberjack (Seriola lalandi)

Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)

Rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata)

Longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana)

Longjaw leatherjacket (Oligoplites altus)

Leatherjacket (Oligoplites saurus)

African pompano (Alectis ciliaris)

Bigeye scad (Selar crumenophthalmus)

White trevally (Pseudocaranx dentex)

Live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

Istiophoriformes - Barracudas

Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes

Devil firefish (Pterois miles)

Arbiter Snailfish (Careproctus kamikawai)

Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus)

Smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Thresher (Alopias vulpinus)

Bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus)

Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks

Smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena)

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris)

Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)

Bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)

Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran)

Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)

Silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)

Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)

Brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei)

Scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)

Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)

Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Spariformes - Breams and porgies

Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)

Pacific tripletail (Lobotes pacificus)

Scombriformes - Mackerels

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)

Atlantic Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)

Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

Myliobatiformes - Stingrays

Giant manta ray (Mobula birostris)

California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata)

Round ribbontail ray (Taeniurops meyeni)

Anguilliformes - Eels and morays

Starry moray (Echidna nebulosa)

Gymnothorax undulatus (Gymnothorax undulatus)

Zebra moray (Gymnomuraena zebra)

Broadbanded moray (Channomuraena vittata)

Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

White-spotted puffer (Arothron hispidus)

Crowned puffer (Canthigaster coronata)

Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)

Long-spine porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)

Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

Unicorn leatherjacket filefish (Aluterus monoceros)

Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes

Silverspot squirrelfish (Sargocentron caudimaculatum)

Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes

Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)

Lampriformes - Lamprids

Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Siluriformes - Catfishes

Tete sea catfish (Ariopsis seemanni)

Red sea catfish (Bagre pinnimaculatus)

Chilhuil sea catfish (Bagre panamensis)

Bigbelly sea catfish (Cathorops dasycephalus)

Gadiformes - Cods

Abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus)

Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes

Panamic sergeant major (Abudefduf troschelii)

Clarion angelfish (Holacanthus clarionensis)

Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles)

Whitecheek surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigricans)

Convict surgeonfish (Acanthurus triostegus)

Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)

Emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)

Cortez angelfish (Pomacanthus zonipectus)

Bandit angelfish (Apolemichthys arcuatus)

Pacific Kingcroaker (Menticirrhus elongatus)

Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks

Prickly shark (Echinorhinus cookei)

Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers

Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)

Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes

Milkfish (Chanos chanos)

Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes

Deep water ateleopid fish (Ijimaia plicatellus)

Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes

Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)

Beryciformes - Sawbellies

Alfonsino (Beryx decadactylus)

Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels

Pudgy cuskeel (Spectrunculus grandis)

Brunswig's Cusk-eel (Lamprogrammus brunswigi)

Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses

Atlantic wreckfish (Polyprion americanus)

Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes

Bermuda sea chub (Kyphosus sectatrix)

Brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)

Giant hawkfish (Cirrhitus rivulatus)

Barred flagtail (Kuhlia mugil)

Beloniformes - Needlefishes

Flat needlefish (Ablennes hians)

Hound needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus)

Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)

Labriformes - Wrasses

Peacock wrasse (Iniistius pavo)

Azure parrotfish (Scarus compressus)

Mexican hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)

Blenniiformes - Blennies

Molly miller (Scartella cristata)

Rhinopristiformes - Shovelnose rays

Common sawfish (Pristis pristis)

The Gulf of Nicoya (Spanish: Golfo de Nicoya) is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. It separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs.

The first Spanish landing in Nicaragua took place here in 1519.