Description:
grayish-blue-green on top of head and along the back; bright silvery
sides; yellow on breast; elongated dorsal and anal fins; dusky or black
with bluish edges; deep body, with four narrow bars high on the sides, and
traces of a fifth fin nearer the tail; no scutes.
Similar Fish: pompano, T.
carolinus; permit, T. falcatus.
Where found: in clear
water along sandy beaches and bays, occasionally found over reefs; most
common in south Florida.
Size: rarely over 1
pound, reported to 3 pounds.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: thought to spawn
OFFSHORE in spring, summer, and fall; has shown rapid growth in
mariculture experiments; readily strikes small artificial lures.
* 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.
