Fish ID

Archive for March, 2006

LITTLE TUNNY – Euthynnus alletteratus

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Family Scombridae, MACKERELS AND TUNAS

Description: diagonal, sometimes wavy, dark bars on bare areas on each side of back; 4 to 5 dark spots below pectoral fin; no dark stripes on belly; dorsal fins connected at base; pectoral fin short.
Size: to 1 m (3.25 ft.) and 12 kg (26 lbs.), but usually much smaller.
Where found: common [...]

WAHOO – Acanthocybium solanderi

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

Family Scombridae, MACKERELS AND TUNAS

Description: body slender; elongate jaws form a pointed beak; dark bluish above, with about 30 dark wavy bars; whitish below 1st dorsal fin long and low, with 21 to 27 spines; no gill rakers.
Size: to 2.1 m (83 in.) and 83 kg (183 lbs.).
Where found: offshore Gulfstream; bluewater
Remarks: an important game [...]

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