Atlantic Bumper

Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles

Family Carangidae

Description: silvery to golden below; yellowish anal and caudal fins; conspicuous black saddle on caudal peduncle and small black area at edge of opercle; lower profile more arched than upper profile; lateral line strongly arched toward front

Size: to 30 centimeters (1 foot)

Where found: one of the most abundant inshore fishes in tropical America; commonly enters bays and estuaries