| SHALLOW WATER FISH |
Elops saurus
Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles
Family Elopidae
Description: terminal mouth; slender body; small scales; last dorsal ray not elonged; head small and pointer
Similar fish: juvenile tarpon, Megalops atlanticus
Where found: inshore fish, in bays and estuaries; occasionally enters freshwater, occurring in tidal pools and canals; often forms large schools and harasses bait at the surface
Size: 2 to 3 pounds
Remarks: known to spawn offshore; ribbon-like larvae very similar to Albua and Megalops, peaking in fall; adults feed predominantly on fish and crustaceans; leaps when hooked
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