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Family Coryphaenidae
Dolphinfish Common species:
• Dolphin (Coryphaena hippurus)
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Coryphaenidae Characteristics
Long continuous dorsal fin and deeply forked caudal fin
Prey on small schooling fishes (flyingfish)
Associate with Sargassum and drift lines
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Dolphinfish Growth
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Size(inches)
Phenomenal 1st year growth
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Coryphaenidae
Male
Nice forehead
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Family Carangidae
Jacks Common species:
• Atlantic Bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus)
• Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)
• Lookdown (Selene vomer) Atlantic Bumper
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Carangidae Characteristics
Family characterized by various body types• Torpedo - Plate-like• Nearly, all are fast swimming predators
Deeply forked tails and narrow caudal peduncle• First two anal spines are usually detached
Most species form schools and feed on other schooling fish by making slashing attacks
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Carangid Juveniles
Juveniles associate with Sargassum and flotsam
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Lookdown
Lookdown Development
Supraoccipital crest
Preopercle spines
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Florida Pompano
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Greater Amberjack
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Family Lutjanidae
Snappers Common species:
• Vermilion snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens)
• Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)
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Lutjanidae Characteristics
Large triangular head, and mouth• Usually protractile in
nature and equipped with two large canine teeth
Impt. food fish in the tropics and subtropics
Two ecological groups:• Mid-water foragers
• Benthic rovers
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Red Snapper
Considered by many to be the prize reef fish• High value per
pound at market
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Vermilion Snapper
Most frequently caught snapper and also the smallest in size• Maximum = 25
inches and 6 pounds
B-Liner
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Cubera Snapper