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#1 MuskieBait

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:38 AM

Here we go! Hope you enjoy this virtual trip to Peru! :)

This trip almost didn't happened TWICE! But I was glad to make the sacrifices to make it happen in the end. Full story on the blog. I spent roughly one week around Cusco and one week in the Peruvian Amazon close to Iquitos. Most of the fishing was done in the Amazon, but I was happy to catch at least one Andean species and two saltwater species. This visit to Peru also allowed me to check off another continent which I have fished. Now I just need Africa ;) and Antarctica :shock:!

The full blog starts here on Day 1 (I'm sure you can navigate through the other days on my blog):

http://muskiebaitadv...peru-day-1.html

Here are some selected photos. Lots more on my blog.

Cusco

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Pisac

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#2 MuskieBait

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:39 AM

Ollantaytambo

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Salkantay hike - Highest I've ever hiked so far (4600m)...while having a bout of food poisioning!

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#3 MuskieBait

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:41 AM

Machu Picchu

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Some interesting food

Guinea pig

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Alpaca

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Palm weevil larvae

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Breaded Arapaima

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:42 AM

Peruvian Amazon

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:43 AM

And finally, roughtly 50 species from fish from Peru caught on this trip.

Acrobrycon ipanquianus - Species #579

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Serrasalmus rhombeus - Species #580 (Red eye and thick black margin on the tail ID this as S. rhombeus)

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Pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus) - Species #581

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Red Piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) - Species #582

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Bloch's Catfish (Pimelodus blochii) - Species #583

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Sorubim maniradii - Species #584 (black stripe seems diffuse to me)

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Cynodon gibbus - Species #585 (little cousin to the well known Payara. The Payara has much shorter anal fin)

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Ageneiosus ucayalensis - Species #586

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Triportheus angulatus - Species #587

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Tetragonopterus argenteus - Species #588

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:43 AM

Metynnis luna - Species #589 (Not sure on this ID...still trying to figure out)

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Triportheus albus - Species #590

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Flatwhiskered Catfish (Pinirampus pirinampu) - Sepcies #591

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Trahira (Hoplias malabaricus) - Species #592

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Spotted Pike-characin (Boulengerella maculata) - Species #593

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Brycon melanopterus - Species #594

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Mesonauta mirificus or Mesonauta festivus - Species #595 (It is difficult to tell if this was a M. mirificus or M. festivus)

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Crenicichla semicincta - Species #596 (Green diagonal bands on the body is the ID key)

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Leporinus moralesi - Species #597 (This species was determined base on range. L. moralesi is found in Peru)

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Blue Whale Catfish (Cetopsis coecutiens) - Species #598

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:44 AM

Pterodoras granulosus - Species #599

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Cichla monoculus - Species #600!!!

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Brycon cephalus - Species #601 (Still trying to determine if it really is B. cephalus)

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Tucan Fish (Chalceus erythrurus) - Species #602

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Spotfin Hatchetfish (Thoracocharax stellatus) - Species #603

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Rhamdia sp. - Species #604 (Still trying to determine which Rhamdia species it is. I may never know.)

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Hypselecara temporalis - Species #605

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Ageneiosus inermis - Species #606

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Spotted sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma corruscans) - Species #607

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Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii - Species #608

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:44 AM

Zamurito (Calophysus macropterus) - Species #609

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Laulao Catfish (Brachyplatystoma vaillantii) - Species #610

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Ctenobrycon hauxwellianus - Species #611

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Aequidens tetramerus - Species #612 (we think these are A. tetramerus...still checking)

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Brachychalcinus sp. - Species #613 (some thinks it is B. copei, but I'm not so sure)

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Bujurquina syspilus - Species #614

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Mylossoma aureum - Species #615

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Roeboides myersii - Species #616

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Pimelodella cristata - Species #617 (I'm certain it is a Pimelodella, and P. cristata seems the closest)

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Aimara (Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus) - Species #618

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:45 AM

Erythrinus erythrinus - Species #619

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Bandtail Tetra (Moenkhausia dichroura) - Species #620

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Glass tetra (Moenkhausia oligolepis) - Species #621

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Moenkhausia sp. - Species #622 (This is a different Moenkhausia with faint humeral spot with smaller scales)

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Astyanax sp. - Species #623 (In the publication Ornamental Fishes of Peru, this was listed as an Astyanax sp., but no one seems to know which species it is)

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Twospot Astyanax (Astyanax bimaculatus) - Species #624

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Moenkhausia colletti - Species #625 (Still trying to verify this)

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Pimelodella sp. - Species #626 (There are so many similar Pimelodella species, still not sure which one)

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Moenkhausia lepidura - Species #627

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:45 AM

Giant Blenny (Scartichthys gigas) - Species #628

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Chalapo Clinid (Labrisomus philippii) - Species #629

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 01:58 AM

Unreal, thanks for sharing!


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Posted 22 August 2016 - 07:02 AM

Wow! amazing!

But I"ll take a pass on the Palm weevil larvae - pretty sure no to that...


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Posted 22 August 2016 - 08:57 AM

Wow that is a lot of fish! Nice pictures


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Posted 22 August 2016 - 11:01 AM

amazing. thanks for sharing!!


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Posted 22 August 2016 - 04:14 PM

Great photos, thanks for sharing!


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Posted 22 August 2016 - 04:56 PM

Amazing! Thanks for taking us to your journey at no cost! Enjoyed reading it.


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Posted 22 August 2016 - 05:57 PM

Great stuff man. Please keep them coming.
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Posted 22 August 2016 - 06:07 PM

I'm curious,  how many species do you have on your Ontario species list?


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#19 MuskieBait

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Posted 22 August 2016 - 06:46 PM

Thanks guys.
 

 

I'm curious,  how many species do you have on your Ontario species list?

 

I caught the first specimen of 73 species from Ontario (ie, lifelist addition of 73 species, aka a "lifer"). On my blog, it states 72...but I have not update it with the Mimic Shiner I caught on July 25, 2016. In fact, my species list is about some 75 species behind. I will update the entire list after my defense.

I caught 99 lifers from Canada...just missing one for the century mark!!!


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Posted 22 August 2016 - 06:56 PM

wow.   Fished a lot when I was young, but just started species hunting this year.  At 20 - Hoping for 30 by the end of the season. 

 

Would love to check out your blog.  What is it?

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