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King Mackeral
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(Scomberomorous cavalla)
Description: Color of back iridescent bluish green, sides silvery, streamlined body with tapered head, no black pigment on front of the first dorsal fin, lateral line starts high and drops sharply below the second dorsal fin, young fish often have yellowish spots like those of Spanish mackerel.
Other Common Names: Kingfish, King, Smoker, Slab, Hog
Size: Common to 20 pounds.
Range: Found near shore and offshore, occasionally taken from piers and running into deep water.
Natural History: Schooling fish that migrates from south Florida waters in winter to more northerly waters in spring, Gulf population thought to be separate from Atlantic population, with considerable mixing in winter from Cape Canaveral past Key West, spawns in midsummer offshore, feeds on small fish and squid. |
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