Description: color blue or
greenish blue on back, sides silvery; mouth large; teeth prominent, sharp,
and compressed; dorsal and anal fins nearly the same size; scales small;
lateral line almost straight.
Similar Fish: blue
runner, C. crysos.
Where found: young
usually INSHORE spring and summer, moving OFFSHORE to join adults fall and
winter; strong migration of northeast Atlantic stock to Florida east coast
in winter.
Size: most west coast
catches under 3 pounds, much larger on east coast.
*Florida Record: 22 lbs.,
2 ozs.
Remarks: travels in large
schools, following schools of baitfish; cannibalistic; all members of a
given school about the same size; spawning occurs OFFSHORE in spring and
summer.
* 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.
