| Description: chin
without barbels; copper bronze body, lighter shade in
clear waters; one to many spots at base of tail (rarely
no spots); mouth horizontal and openng downward; scales
large. Similar
Fish: black drum, Pogonias cromis.
Where found:
juveniles are an INSHORE fish, migrating out of the
estuaries at about 30 inches (4 years) and joining the
spawning population OFFSHORE.
Size: one of 27
inches weighs about 8 pounds.
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