Saltwater Fish of San Diego

Every species caught aboard San Diego sportfishing boats over the past two years, ranked by how many were reported.

SaltwaterFreshwater
Albacore
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
1 caught
Barred Sand Bass
Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer
53,451 caught
Blacksmith
Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis
25 caught
Bluefin Tuna
Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
92,165 caught
Bocaccio
Bocaccio
Sebastes paucispinis
742 caught
Brown Rockfish
Brown Rockfish
Sebastes auriculatus
15 caught
Cabezon
Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
262 caught
California Barracuda
California Barracuda
Sphyraena argentea
18,976 caught
California Halibut
California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus
1,193 caught
California Scorpionfish
California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata
45,908 caught
California Sheephead
California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher
10,629 caught
California Spiny Lobster
California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus
6,915 caught
California Yellowtail
California Yellowtail
Seriola dorsalis
59,007 caught
Chinook Salmon
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
1 caught
Copper Rockfish
Copper Rockfish
Sebastes caurinus
14 caught
Croaker
Mircoropoganias undulatus
41 caught
Dolphinfish
Dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
1,883 caught
Finescale Triggerfish
Finescale Triggerfish
Balistes polylepis
266 caught
Giant Seabass
Giant Seabass
Stereolepis gigas
45 caught
Halfmoon
Halfmoon
Medialuna californiensis
182 caught
Humboldt Squid
Humboldt Squid
Dosidicus gigas
3 caught
Kelp Bass
Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus
186,181 caught
Leopard Shark
Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata
18 caught
Lingcod
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
3,926 caught
Mako Shark
Mako Shark
Isurus oxyrinchus
40 caught
Ocean Whitefish
Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps
58,282 caught
Opah
Opah
Lampris regius
6 caught
Pacific Bonito
Pacific Bonito
Sarda chilensis
55,927 caught
Pacific Mackerel
Pacific Mackerel
Scomber japonicus
607 caught
Pacific Porgy
Calamus brachysomus
1 caught
Petrale Sole
Petrale Sole
Eopsetta jordani
4 caught
Red Rock Crab
Red Rock Crab
Cancer productus
509 caught
Rock Sole
Rock Sole
Lepidopsetta bilineata
20 caught
Rockfish
Sebastes
252,846 caught
Rubberlip Seaperch
Rubberlip Seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes
14 caught
Sand Sole
Sand Sole
Psettichthys melanostictus
1 caught
Sanddab
Sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus
5,190 caught
Sargo
Sargo
Anisotremus davidsoni
7 caught
Sickle Pomfret
Taractichthys steindachneri
1 caught
Skipjack Tuna
Skipjack Tuna
Katsuwonus pelamis
1,944 caught
Soupfin Shark
Soupfin Shark
Galeorhinus galeus
1 caught
Spanish Jack
Elagatis bipinnulata
22 caught
Spotted Sand Bass
Spotted Sand Bass
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
2 caught
Striped Marlin
Striped Marlin
Tetrapturus audax
16 caught
Thresher Shark
Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus
8 caught
Treefish
Treefish
Sebastes serriceps
1 caught
Vermilion Rockfish
Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus
27,930 caught
Wahoo
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
2 caught
White Croaker
White Croaker
Genyonemus lineatus
67 caught
White Seabass
White Seabass
Atractoscion nobilis
864 caught
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares
19,635 caught