Description: a deep-bodied
amberjack; sometimes darker in coloration; front of soft dorsal and of
anal fins high and elongated; body more flattened than banded rudderfish
or greater amberjack; no scutes.
Similar Fish: other Seriola.
Where found: wide-ranging
in OFFSHORE waters, not a common catch; young are associated with
Sargassum.
Size: usually less than
20 pounds.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: spawns OFFSHORE,
apparently during spring, summer, and fall.
* The Florida records
quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's
printed publication, Fishing
Lines and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are
provided as only as a benchmark.
