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Family Carangidae, JACKS and POMPANOS
Seriola zonata
Description: fish less
than 11 inches long have dark band from eye to first dorsal fin and six
prominent bars on body; larger fish are bluish, greenish, or brown;
soft dorsal base about twice the length of the anal fin; tail-lobe
white tipped.
Similar Fish: other
Seriola.
Where found: NEARSHORE
and OFFSHORE over hard bottom, generally in shallower water than other
amberjacks; young associated with weed lines or floating debris and may
follow sharks and other large fish.
Size: usually less than 10 pounds.
*Florida Record: n/a
Remarks: adults feed on fish and shrimp; spawns OFFSHORE most of year.
* 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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