Description
The little tunny’s coloration is metallic overall, being steel-bluish above and silver below. Wavy stripes along the posterior portion of the back, several scattered dark spots below the pectoral fin, and small finlets behind the second dorsal and anal fins are identifying characteristics.
Size
Little tunny average 10 to 12 pounds, but are not rare over 20 [...]
Description
The lane snapper color is silvery-pink to reddish with short, irregular pink and yellow lines on its sides. It has a diffused black spot, about as large as the eye. The dorsal fin is centered above the lateral line, and the outer margin of caudal fin blackish.
Size
Average 1 to 3 pounds but can reach [...]
Description
Body shape is extremely elongated and strongly compressed laterally. King mackerel color is iridescent bluish green with silvery sides and a streamlined body with tapered head. They have no black pigment on the front of the dorsal fin. Their lateral line starts high and drops sharply below the second dorsal fin. The young fish [...]
Description
The hogfish’s body is deep, strongly compressed with varied color, usually reddish, but sometimes bright brick red. They have a soft dorsal fin with a large dark spot at base with the entire top of the head nape purplish brown in large males. The patch of color is continuous with a blackish area that [...]
Description
The gray snapper resembles other snapper, except it does not have a distinct spot on its sides. It has a rounded, rather than a pointed, anal fin. The species is most often confused with the cubera snapper perhaps because of the body shape and the presence of large canine teeth. The two species may [...]
Description
Brownish gray in color with dark worm-like markings on sides; strong serrated spur at bottom margin of preopercle, less noticeable in large specimens; fins dark, with anal and caudal having white margin. Often confused with black grouper; most noticeable differences are brassy spots on black grouper; tail of gag is slightly concave, black is [...]
Description
Bright greenish blue above, yellow on sides, with capability of flashing purple, chartreuse, and a wide range of other colors; body tapers sharply from head to tail; irregular blue or golden blotches scattered over sides; anterior profile of head on adult males is nearly vertical; head of females more sloping; the single dark dorsal [...]
Description
Cubera have large, stocky bodies that vary in color from gray to dark brown. The body often appears to have a reddish sheen. Some have pale spots on the upper body, which are especially prevalent in the young. They are usually darker above the lateral line with their color fading below. They have two [...]
Description
Cobia look a lot like sharks in the water. They’re typically brown or dark gray on top with a white underside and a dark stripe running from the gills to the base of the tail. There are several sharp finlets on the dorsal surface that extend from behind the head to the dorsal fin. [...]
Description
The cero has a color of iridescent bluish green with silvery sides and yellow spots that form lines above and below a bronze stripe from the pectoral fin to the base of the tail. The front of the first dorsal fin is bluish black with lateral line curves gradually to base of caudal fin.
Size
Average [...]
