| Description: high
arched back; 10 to 14 pairs of chin barbels; gray or
black colored body in adults; young have 4 to 6 vertical
bars; has cobblestone-like teeth capable of crushing
oysters; scales large. Similar Fish: the vertical bars on
juvenile black drum are somewhat similar to those on
sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus;
spadefish, Chaetodipterus faber; red drum, Sciaenops
ocellatus.
Where found:
INSHORE fish common to bays and lagoons; bottom dweller
often found around oyster beds; also OFFSHORE.
Size: common to 30
pounds.
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