 | Click here to purchase your breathtaking printed copy of the
ANGLER'S GUIDE TO FISHES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO!
This book is a given for recreational and commercial fishermen as well as anyone who loves the outdoors! Since most anglers identify their fish by reviewing illustrations rather than using scientific keys, the authors have succeeded in making fishing easier by providing superb illustrations and detailed diagnostics for fish identification. A valuable, one-stop reference tool for everyday anglers, fisheries experts, biologists, and outdoors writers, this guide includes intensively researched information on 207 species of saltwater fish, essential data on each species’ habitat, identification, typical size, and food value. By Jerald Horst & Mike Lane, illustrated by Duane Raver. 207 species. |
|
| Other Names : | Bahamas Runner, Reef Runner | | Range & Habitat : | A tropical species that is more common in the southern Gulf of Mexico than the northern Gulf. It has been described as an open-water fish, but it can be found nearshore as well. It prefers clear, shallow-water areas. | | Identification & Biology : | This fish has a more elongated body than the crevalle and horse-eye jacks. It has silvery sides with a darker back. Its distinguishing feature is a dark bar that extends from under the soft part of the dorsal fin downward and rearward through the lower tip of the tail. Little is known of its biology, except that it is a fish-eater. | | Size : | Grows to at least 5 pounds, and most likely twice that weight. | | Food Value : | Good | | Description by: Jerald Horst, Associate Professor, Fisheries - LSU AgCenter |
|
