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King
Mackerel:
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Information About King Mackerel (Scomberomorous cavalla): |
| Description: |
color
of back iridescent bluish green; sides silvery, streamlined
body with tapered head; no black pigment on front of dorsal
fin; lateral line starts high and drops sharply below
the second dorsal fin; young fish often have yellow spots
like those of the Spanish mackerel. |
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| Similar
Fish: |
cero,
S. regalis; Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus. |
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| Where
found: |
NEARSHORE
and OFFSHORE, occasionally taken from piers running into
deep water. |
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| Size: |
common
to 20 pounds. |
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| Florida
Record*: |
90
lbs. |
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| Remarks: |
schooling
fish that migrates fom south Florida waters in winter
to more northerly waters in spring; Gulf population thought
to be separate from Atlantic population, with considerable
mixing in winter from Cape Canaveral past Key West; spawns
in midsummer OFFSHORE; feeds on small fish and squid. |
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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.
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