| INSHORE GAMEFISH |
Alectis ciliaris
Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles
Family Carangidae
Description: body is deep and compressed; coloration is metallic-blue above, silvery below; snout is blunt; pelvic fins are longer than the maxilla; second dorsal and anal fins are falcate
Size: to 91 centimeters (3 feet) and 19 kilograms (42 pounds)
Where found: young are pelagic; adults found to depths of 55 meters (180 feet) often associated with reefs, wrecks, and rock ledges
Remarks: great fighter and good to eat; often found in schools over structure
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