Banded rudderfish
Seriola zonata
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- Peak months
- Typical depth
- Typical size
- Usually under 24 inches (10 pounds) Nearshore and offshore over hard bottom, generally in shallower water than other amberjacks. Young associated with weed lines or floating debris and may follow sharks and other large fish
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- Nearshore and offshore over hard bottom, generally in shallower water than other amberjacks. Young associated with weed lines or floating debris and may follow sharks and other large fish.
- diet
- Adults feed on fish and shrimp.
- preferred bait
- small live or cut bait
- preferred lures
- small jigs
- techniques
- light bottom/jig around structure
- peak months
- Not recorded
States with a source record
Source evidence by state
- Florida — Banded Rudderfish · enriched: myfwc.com · www.floridasportsman.com · www.floridasportsman.com · myfwc.com
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