Fish ID

Family Sciaenidae, DRUMS

Description: grayish brown above, with silvery sides: 7 to 8 diagonal dusky bars or blotches on each side, but these marks are obscure and never form V-shaped marks on side; scales on chest about same size as those on body.

Size: to 38 cm (15 in.) and 1 kg (2 lbs.).

Where found: shallow coastal waters; common along beaches.

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