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: 4 lbs., 10 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.