Description: color silvery
with yellowish fins; no spots; no chin barbels; no prominent canine teeth
at tip of upper jaw; preopercle finely serrated; 5 to 6 chin pores; mouth
terminal.
Similar Fish: sand
seatrout, Cynoscion arenarius (the seatrouts usually have 1 or 2
prominent canine teeth at tip of upper jaw and do not have chin pores).
Where found: INSHORE in
seagrass beds, tidal creeks and rivers, and marshes.
Size: small, not
exceeding 9 inches.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: spawning takes
place in shallow, saline portions of bays and other INSHORE areas, peaking
between May and September; matures by second or third year (by 6 inches);
adults eat crustaceans and small fishes; may live to 6 years.
* 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.
