International Underwater Spearfishing Association
Twentieth Century Records |
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Common
fish name |
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Scientific
fish name |
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Weight |
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Diver |
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Date |
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Country |
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Albacore |
|
Thunnus alalunga |
|
12.7 kg. |
|
28.0 lbs. |
|
James E. Yates |
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1962-07-26 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
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|
Amberjack,
Greater |
|
Seriola dumerili |
|
41.3 kg. |
|
91.0 lbs. |
|
Dan Edgar |
|
1961-01-21 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Barracuda,
Pacific |
|
Sphyraena
argentea |
|
8.7 kg. |
|
19.2 lbs. |
|
Sidney Binder |
|
1975-08-05 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Bass,
Giant (Black) Sea |
|
Stereolepis gigas |
|
247.2 kg. |
|
545.0 lbs. |
|
Bob L. Stanbery |
|
1968-09-01 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Bass,
Striped |
|
Morone saxatilis |
|
17.5 kg. |
|
38.6 lbs. |
|
Joseph A. Wetzel |
|
1954-07-13 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Bonito,
Pacific |
|
Sarda chiliensis |
|
8.2 kg. |
|
18.1 lbs. |
|
Sid Campbell |
|
1974-08-31 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Cabezon |
|
Scorpaenichthys
marmoratus |
|
10.0 kg. |
|
22.0 lbs. |
|
Harold Holmes |
|
1963-08-22 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Cobia |
|
Rachycentron
canadum |
|
40.8 kg. |
|
89.9 lbs. |
|
Ben Cropp |
|
1957-04-01 |
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
|
|
Coralgrouper,
Spotted |
|
Plectropomus
maculatus |
|
11.8 kg. |
|
26.0 lbs. |
|
Omer E. Nielson |
|
1972-06-10 |
|
FIJI |
|
|
|
Dolphinfish,
Common |
|
Coryphaena
hippurus |
|
31.8 kg. |
|
70.1 lbs. |
|
Peter McGonagle |
|
1989-11-27 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Drum,
Black |
|
Pogonias cromis |
|
20.9 kg. |
|
46.1 lbs. |
|
Carroll J. Hanner |
|
1965-07-05 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Flounder,
Brazilian |
|
Paralichthys
brasiliensis |
|
10.1 kg. |
|
22.2 lbs. |
|
Luiz A.B. Ribeiro |
|
1995-07-31 |
|
BRAZIL |
|
|
|
Grouper,
Broomtail |
|
Mycteroperca
xenarcha |
|
93.9 kg. |
|
207.0 lbs. |
|
Jack Prodanovich |
|
1945-09-11 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Grouper,
Goliath (Jewfish) |
|
Epinepnelus
itajara |
|
364.7 kg. |
|
804.0 lbs. |
|
Don Pinder |
|
1949-05-10 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Grouper,
Leopard |
|
Mycteroperca
rosacea |
|
12.0 kg. |
|
26.5 lbs. |
|
Jim Russell |
|
1994-05-04 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Halibut,
California |
|
Paralichthys
californicus |
|
26.7 kg. |
|
58.9 lbs. |
|
Roy Hattori |
|
1962-07-23 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Hogfish |
|
Lachnolaimus
maximus |
|
7.2 kg. |
|
15.9 lbs. |
|
Thomas J. Muzik |
|
1954-01-06 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
|
|
|
Jack,
Almaco |
|
Seriola rivoliana |
|
54.4 kg. |
|
119.9 lbs. |
|
George Hart |
|
1957-06-26 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Lingcod |
|
Ophiodon
elongatus |
|
27.7 kg. |
|
61.1 lbs. |
|
Warren D. Evertt |
|
1962-01-08 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Marlin,
Striped |
|
Tetrapturus audax |
|
47.2 kg. |
|
104.1 lbs. |
|
Ron Mullins |
|
1996-11-15 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Milkfish |
|
Chanos chanos |
|
14.5 kg. |
|
32.0 lbs. |
|
Jack Dudley |
|
1960-08-15 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Parrotfish,
Bumphead |
|
Scarus perrico |
|
12.5 kg. |
|
27.6 lbs. |
|
Dewey Hennessy |
|
1969-05-08 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Permit |
|
Trachinotus
falcatus |
|
17.4 kg. |
|
38.4 lbs. |
|
Phillip Skiff |
|
1952-12-12 |
|
PUERTO RICO |
|
|
|
Sea
Bass, White |
|
Atractoscion
nobilis |
|
36.3 kg. |
|
80.0 lbs. |
|
Skip Hellen |
|
1994-03-12 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Shark,
Blue |
|
Prionace glauca |
|
104.8 kg. |
|
231.0 lbs. |
|
Robert Ballew |
|
1974-08-09 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Shark,
Gray Reef |
|
Carcharhinus
menisorrah |
|
39.5 kg. |
|
87.1 lbs. |
|
Dan Burrus |
|
1982-03-30 |
|
BELIZE |
|
|
|
Shark,
Leopard |
|
Triakis
semifasciatus |
|
20.4 kg. |
|
45.0 lbs. |
|
(name withheld by
request) |
|
1987-06-13 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Shark,
Scalloped Hammerhead |
|
Sphyna lewini |
|
90.7 kg. |
|
200.0 lbs. |
|
Mel Clark |
|
1970-08-16 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Shark,
Soupfin |
|
Galeorhinus
zyopterus |
|
32.9 kg. |
|
72.5 lbs. |
|
(name withheld by
request) |
|
1987-07-26 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Shark,
Swellshark |
|
Cephaloscyllium
ventriosum |
|
12.7 kg. |
|
28.0 lbs. |
|
Dewey Hennessy |
|
1973-05-27 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Shark,
Whitetip |
|
Triaenodon obesus |
|
20.4 kg. |
|
45.0 lbs. |
|
Mel Clark |
|
1972-06-09 |
|
BELIZE |
|
|
|
Sheephead,
California |
|
Semicossyphus
pulcher |
|
16.4 kg. |
|
36.2 lbs. |
|
John Ellwood |
|
1956-11-12 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Skate,
Big |
|
Raja binoculata |
|
32.2 kg. |
|
71.0 lbs. |
|
Roy Brixey |
|
1956-09-16 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Snapper,
Pacific Cubera |
|
Lutjanus
novemfasciatus |
|
36.7 kg. |
|
80.9 lbs. |
|
John Miller |
|
1965-08-18 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Snook,
Black |
|
Centropnomus
nigrescens |
|
20.9 kg. |
|
46.1 lbs. |
|
Gary Provence |
|
1982-03-31 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Stingray,
Short-tail |
|
Dasyatis
brevicaudata |
|
220.4 kg. |
|
485.9 lbs. |
|
Ian Porter |
|
1957-05-12 |
|
NEW ZEALAND |
|
|
|
Sunfish,
Ocean |
|
Mola mola |
|
131.5 kg. |
|
289.9 lbs. |
|
Don Rolstad |
|
1961-07-07 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Surgeonfish,
Yellowtail |
|
Prionurus
punctatus |
|
6.9 kg. |
|
15.2 lbs. |
|
Dewey Hennessy |
|
1979-04-03 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Tarpon |
|
Megalops
atlanticus |
|
16.8 kg. |
|
37.0 lbs. |
|
Dewey Hennessy |
|
1977-05-03 |
|
BELIZE |
|
|
|
Totuava |
|
Totoaba
macdonaldi |
|
38.8 kg. |
|
85.5 lbs. |
|
Hal Lewis |
|
1962-11-20 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Trevally,
Giant |
|
Caranx ignobilis |
|
35.8 kg. |
|
78.9 lbs. |
|
Ron Cox |
|
1955-09-01 |
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
|
|
Tuna,
Dogtooth |
|
Gymnosarda
unicolor |
|
50.8 kg. |
|
112.0 lbs. |
|
G. M. McElligott |
|
1960-01-22 |
|
SOUTH AFRICA |
|
|
|
Tuna,
Pacific Bluefin |
|
Thunnus thynnus
orientalis |
|
180.5 kg. |
|
398.0 lbs. |
|
Terry Maas |
|
1982-09-22 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Tuna,
Yellowfin |
|
Thunnus albacares |
|
117.9 kg. |
|
259.9 lbs. |
|
Mark Barville |
|
1996-01-15 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Wahoo |
|
Acanthocybium
solandri |
|
38.1 kg. |
|
84.0 lbs. |
|
Ron Mullins |
|
1996-11-14 |
|
MEXICO |
|
|
|
Wrasse,
Humphead (Maori) |
|
Cheilinus
undulatus |
|
45.4 kg. |
|
100.1 lbs. |
|
Rodney Jonklass |
|
1956-01-26 |
|
SRI LANKA |
|
|
|
Yellowtail,
Northern |
|
Seriola lalandi
dorsalis |
|
30.9 kg. |
|
68.1 lbs. |
|
Mark Steele |
|
1990-05-20 |
|
UNITED STATES |
|
|
|
Yellowtail,
S Pacific |
|
Seriola lalandi
grandis |
|
36.5 kg. |
|
80.5 lbs. |
|
Rene Rojas |
|
1984-05-05 |
|
CHILE |
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All species of sharks
and rays are now INELIGIBLE for record
consideration. |
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