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My Lifelist

What is a lifelist? 

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A lifelist is a photographical documentation of the species that a lifelister has caught over his angling journey. Each lifelist has a personal set of rules chosen by the lifelister, based on the standards which he wishes to hold himself and his catches by. Lifelisters also like to post their lifelists online, on websites and forums such as specieshunters.com and roughfish.com, where they can help one another out in identifying new species. Mine can also be found here: www.specieshunters.com/jager.asp?jagerid=1558. While I started my lifelist in November 2018, the earliest species documented was caught in 2011

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What are my lifelist rules?

  • The fish documented must be caught on hook and line

  • I must have been the one to execute the strike and reel the fish in. Assistance in landing the fish is allowed 

  • The fish must be caught from the wild - no payponds! 

  • The fish must have been caught in the mouth

  • The fish must have been properly identified with its scientific name, via meristics, expert opinions or any other means

  • The fish must be reidentified if the identification is proven wrong with decisive evidence

  • Species caught before the lifelist was started may be included, provided the photo quality is acceptable

  • Species are depicted in order of identification, not documentation 

  • Hybrids, mutations and sexual dimorphism, while depicted, are not considered separate species

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How is my lifelist organized?

My lifelist is depicted three ways - in alphabetical order based on the latin scientific name, in taxonomical order based on the family of the species and in chronological order based on the date that I caught it. 

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Final Comments 

  • I would like to emphasize that every single species on this lifelist is of equal importance to me - every one has a unique story behind how I caught and identified it. As such, under the list in chronological order, I have added notes on my history with that species

  • For aesthetic purposes and uniform image size, photos may have been subject to editing (it is quite obvious in some photos) 

  • If you think that a species has been identified wrongly or would like to know more about a species, do let me know via DM or on the forum! 

  • If you would like a species identified, do not hesitate to let me know too! Enjoy :) 

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Tight lines, 

~ Ryan, The Fishing Chinchilla 

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