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Overview
Habitat summary
Coastal to offshore waters; juveniles found inshore.
Diet
Feed on small fishes and invertebrates.
Aliases
yellow · fading to a white belly Horizontal · narrow blue stripes on head · ending at operculum Mouth is red
Water type
saltwater
When to fish
Good months
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
Where to fish
Habitat summary
Coastal to offshore waters; juveniles found inshore.
Habitat zone
both
Fishing zone
both
How to catch
Not in the source.
Bait & lures
Not in the source.
Size
Typical size
Up to 18 inches Coastal to offshore waters;
Records
Recorded catches retain their source scope; state and world catches are not national records.
state record evidence
Source context: Florida
Record type
florida state
Record weight lb
1.92
Record location
Dunedin
Record date
11/26/2021
Record angler
Krieger W. Brasseale II
Record catch text
1.92 lb; by Krieger W. Brasseale II; on 11/26/2021; at Dunedin
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Boat ramps — Florida
Selected examples from 1020 source-linked directory records.
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Related species
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