Golden Dorado, the stealthy gold bar
Hello friends! We meet again to talk about a fish known for its flamboyant color: the Golden Dorado. Its scientific name is “Salminus brasiliensis”. This fish is found in some countries of South America, such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. The Rodmaps team ...
Snook: The black line in the blue paradise.
Hello to all our readers! We are going to tell you about a fish much sought after in the world for its power, curiosity and beauty. The “Centropomus indecimalis”, commonly called: “SNOOK”. It is present on the American Atlantic coast from North Carolina to southern Brazil, in ...
Bonefish… speed is its strength!
Have you ever heard of Bonefish? Translated as "bone fish" or banana fish. Its scientific name is "Albula vulpes". The Rodmaps team had the chance to meet some on its way in Mexico in 2013, on the island of Socotra in 2014 and in Belize in 2016. Morphology of ...
Payara: Fangs of the Orinoco
We are going to introduce you to a fish from South America, known as the “vampire fish” or Payara. Its scientific name is "Hydrolycus Scomberoïdes". It is part of the “Cynodontidae” family. Rodmaps went to meet him in the Mataven region, on the Rio Orinocco in Colombia ...
Tigerfish: the jaws of the Okavango
Today we are going to talk about a very special fish, which is part of the Alestidae family, the "Hydrocynus vittatus", commonly called "Tigerfish". Not to be confused with its big cousin the Hydrocynus Goliath, which is much bigger than our main interested party. Rodmaps went to hunt him down in Botswana, ...
Giant Snakehead: raw power
Today we are going to tell you about a mythical and emblematic fish: the Channa micropeltes, known under the name of "Giant snakehead". It is part of the Channidae family and lives in South East Asia. The Rodmaps team was lucky enough to be able to fish it in three different countries ...