Description: color light
olive to bluish green above; silvery gray to golden below; frequently
black spot on operculum; readily distinguished from crevalle jack by lack
of black blotch on pectoral fin; tail tips blackish.
Similar Fish: bluefish, Pomatomus
saltarix, other Caranx.
Where found: juveniles
found OFFSHORE; adults NEARSHORE in schools, but sometimes ranging INSHORE
as well.
Size: usually less than 1
pound (11 inches).
*Florida Record: 7 lbs.
Remarks: matures by 9 to
10 inches; spawns OFFSHORE from January through August; young form schools
associated with floating objects, and have been observed living inside the
bell of jellyfish; adults feed on fish, shrimp, and squid.
* 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.
