Description: terminal mouth,
slender body, small scales; last dorsal ray not elongated; head small and
pointed.
Similar Fish: juvenile
tarpon, Megalops atlanticus.
Where found: INSHORE
fish, in bays and estuaries; occasionally enters freshwater, occurring in
tidal pools and canals; often forms large schools and harasses bait at the
surface.
Size: 2 to 3 pounds.
*Florida Record: 6 lbs.,
0 ozs.
Remarks: known to spawn
OFFSHORE, ribbon-like larvae very similar to Albula and Megalops,
peaking in fall; adult feeds predominantly on fish and crustaceans; leaps
when hooked.
* 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.
