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Family Sciaenidae, DRUMS
Micropogonias undulatus
Description: inferior
mouth; 3 to 5 pairs of small barbels on chin; silver-gray or bronze
body with dark oblique wavy bars or lines; iridescent especially on
head; preopercle strongly serrated.
Similar Fish: spot,
Leiostomus xanthurus (has no chin barbels and has a dark blotch on shoulder).
Where found: generally
found north of Tampa Bay on the west coast and north of Cape Canaveral
on the east coast; young fish found in estuaries; older fish (2 to 3
years) inhabit deep OFFSHORE waters during the winter months and move
into bays and estuaries during the spring, summer and fall.
Size: usually less than 2 pounds.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: during spawning becomes bronze or yellow in color; spawning apparently occurs OFFSHORE in fall; longevity 2 to 4 years.
* 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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