Description: fish less than
11 inches long have dark band from eye to first dorsal fin and six
prominent bars on body; larger fish are bluish, greenish, or brown; soft
dorsal base about twice the length of the anal fin; tail-lobe white
tipped.
Similar Fish: other Seriola.
Where found: NEARSHORE
and OFFSHORE over hard bottom, generally in shallower water than other
amberjacks; young associated with weed lines or floating debris and may
follow sharks and other large fish.
Size: usually less than
10 pounds.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: adults feed on
fish and shrimp; spawns OFFSHORE most of year.
* The Florida records
quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's
printed publication, Fishing
Lines and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are
provided as only as a benchmark.
