2018 Canary Islands
Being a teacher has its perks. Recently, we had a week of school holidays in March. I found some cheap flights to the Canary Islands and decided to spend 7 days there. We started with 4 days on Fuerteventura followed by 3 days on Tenerife.
I haven't had time to write the blog yet...I just managed to edit the pics and upload them onto the blog. Maybe I can work on the writing on Easter Sunday.
Let's start off with a bang with some panoramic views...
Parque Natural Jandia
Cofete and Pico de la Zarza
Fuerteventura
La Entallada
Parque Natural Corralejo
Punta de Teno
Masca
Masca
Even more Masca
Teide
Teide Caldera
Chinamada
Some extra scenery shots...
Hornos de Cal de La Guirra, Fuerteventura
Antigua, Fuerteventura
View around Mirador de Morra Velosa
Castillo del Toston
La Entallada
Parque Natural Corralejo
Punta de Teno
Teide
Teide
Anaga
Did you expect me to go anywhere without catching some new species? There was a bit of overlap in species with the Mediterranean, so it wouldn't exactly be easy to do well on with a large number of new species in the Canaries. However, with a bit of determination, I did catch 21 new species :)
White Seabream (Diplodus sargus) - Species #772
Guinean puffer (Sphoeroides marmoratus) - Species #773
Canary Damsel (Abudefduf luridus) - Species #774
Golden Grey Mullet (Chelon aurata) - Species #775
Azores chromis (Chromis limbata) - Species #776
Madeira Goby (Mauligobius maderensis) - Species #777
Rock-pool Blenny (Parablennius parvicornis) - Species #778
Bastard grunt (Pomadasys incisus) - Species #779
Axillary Seabream (Pagellus acarne) - Species #780
Common Two-Banded Seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) - Species #781
Salema (Sarpa salpa) - Species #782
Sharpsnout Seabream (Diplodus puntazzo) - Species #783
Black Scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus) - Species #784
Saddled Seabream (Oblada melanura) - Species #785
Madeira Rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis) - Species #786
Red Porgy (Pagrus pagrus) - Species #787
Pearly Razorfish (Xyrichtys novacula) - Species #788
Emerald wrasse (Symphodus trutta) - Species #789
Molly Miller (Scartella cristata) - Species #790
Rock Goby (Gobius paganellus) - Species #791
Macaronesian Sharpnose-Puffer (Canthigaster capistrata) - Species #792
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And some non-lifers
Annular Seabream (Diplodus annularis)
Comber (Serranus cabrilla)
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse (Coris julis)
Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis)
Painted Comber (Serranus scriba)
Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Ornate Wrasse (Thalassoma pavo)
Planehead Filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus)
Faulkner Family
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that scorpionfish is
that scorpionfish is identical to what we get in perth waters , refer to them as gurdard but i thaught they were scorpionfish . who know too many species to know.
well done on the additiions
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Coastrunner
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Bastard Grunt
Cool name for a fish. nice pics.
squidvicious1
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#774 damsel fish looks like
#774 damsel fish looks like you can just about mount it on your wall.
Adam Gallash
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Great pics
Great pics as usual Ken
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KenTse
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Thanks guys! Yeah, I got some
Thanks guys! Yeah, I got some great snaps of a few fish and they look completely artificial (almost like a fish mount). The Bastard Grunt is indeed a funny name.
rigpig
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Las Palmas - Gran Canaria
I was on an oil rig parked up in the harbour of Las Palmas - Gran Canaria, Canary Island and each day I would watch the charter fishing boats go out chasing marlin and tuna. It drops off super deep just 20 minutes out the front of the city and they get into them. Did my head in not being able to jump on to one of those charters. The spanish guys working onboard used to brag about how good it was... next time maybe.
diver
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No Birds?
I looked very keanly for the Cannaries but I did'nt even see a Buudgie.Beawdy photos though