International Underwater Spearfishing Association
Twentieth Century Records |
 |
Common
fish name |
 |
Scientific
fish name |
 |
Weight |
 |
Diver |
 |
Date |
 |
Country |
 |
 |
 |
Albacore |
 |
Thunnus alalunga |
 |
12.7 kg. |
 |
28.0 lbs. |
 |
James E. Yates |
 |
1962-07-26 |
 |
UNITED STATES |
 |
 |
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. |
 |
Karl J. Manner |
 |
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. |
 | | | | | |