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.
