| Description: |
color
blue or greenish blue on back, sides silvery; mouth large;
teeth prominent, sharp, and compressed; dorsal and anal
fins nearly the same size; scales small; lateral line
almost straight. |
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| Similar
Fish: |
blue
runner, C. crysos. |
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|
| Where
found: |
young
usually INSHORE spring and summer, moving OFFSHORE to
join adults fall and winter; strong migration of northeast
Atlantic stock to Florida east coast in winter. |
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|
| Size: |
most
west coast catches under 3 pounds, much larger on east
coast. |
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|
| Florida
Record*: |
22
lbs., 3 ozs. |
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|
| Remarks: |
travels
in large schools, following schools of baitfish; cannibalistic;
all members of a given school about the same size; spawning
occurs OFFSHORE in spring and summer. |
*
The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission's printed publication. The records
are provided as only as a benchmark. |
