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Family Scombridae
Description: pectoral fin moderately long, reaching point below beginning of second dorsal fin; second dorsal fin and all finlets yellow; no white rear edge on caudal fin; golden stripe on side; second dorsal and anal fins become much longer with age (to about 1/5 of total length); eye small; 26 to 35 gill rakers
Size: to 2.1 meters (82 inches) and 176 kilograms (367 pounds)
Where found: offshore mostly bluewater; in or near the Gulfstream
Family Scombridae
Description: body slender; elongate jaws form a pointed beak; dark bluish above, with about 30 dark bars; whitish below first dorsal fin long and low, with 21 to 27 spines; no gill rakes
Size: to 2.1 meters (83 inches) and 83 kilograms (183 pounds)
Where found: offshore Gulfstream; bluewater
Remarks: an important game fish, renowned for its tremendous runs and shifts of direction; usually not in schools; caught by trolling bait and artificial lures on flatlines
Family Scombridae
