Description: long,
slim fish with broad depressed head; lower jaw projects past
upper jaw; dark lateral stripe extends through eye to tail;
first dorsal fin comprised of 7 to 9 free spines; when young,
has conspicuous alternating black and white horizontal stripes.
Similar Fish:
remora, Echeneis naucrates.
Where found:
both INSHORE and NEARSHORE inhabiting inlets, bays, and among
mangroves; frequently seen around bouys, pilings, and wrecks.
Size: common
to 30 pounds.
*Florida Record:
103 lbs., 12 ozs.
Remarks: spawns
in spring and early summer; feeds on crabs, squid, and small
fish.
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