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Family Rachycentridae, COBIA
Rachycentron canadum
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.
* The Florida records
quoted are from the Department of Environmental Protection's printed
publication, Fishing Lines and are not necessarily the most current
ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.
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