Ballyhoo

Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles

Family Exocoetidae

Description: tip of lower jaw and upper lobe of caudal fin orange-red; pectoral fin short; tip of pelvic fin extends past beginning of dorsal fin; dorsal and anal fins unscaled

Where found: young are pelagic; adults abundant in bays and nearshore waters, near reefs

Size: up to 16 inches