Thursday, May 20, 2010

Lookdown

Family Carangidae

Description: silvery, iridescent, sometimes with brassy highlights; body extremely compressed and deep, platelike; front of head very steep; lobes at front of soft dorsal and anal fins very long; pelvic fins small; lateral line arched toward front

Young: spines at front of dorsal fin and rays in pelvic fin streamerlile

Size: to 30 centimeters (1 foot)

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