Fish ID

Family Sciaenidae, DRUMS

Description: similar to the Southern Kingfish but caudal fin has a blackish tip; side silvery, without dark marks; tip of spinous dorsal fin often dusky; lining of gill cavity silvery; scales on chest noticeably smaller than those on side.

Size: to 46 cm (18 in.).

Where found: at water’s edge, in surf.

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