Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
| Description: long, slim fish with broad depressed head;
lower jaw projects past upper jaw; dark lateral stripe extends through eye to tail; first
dorsal fin comprised of 7 to 9 free spines; when young, has conspicuous alternating black
and white horizontal stripes.
Simlar fish: remora, Echeneis
naucrates. |
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| Where found: both INSHORE and NEARSHORE inhabiting
inlets, bays, and among mangroves; frequently seen around buoys, pilings, and wrecks.
Size: common to 30 pounds. |
Remarks: spawns in spring and early
summer; feeds on crabs, squid, and small fish.
Florida record 103 lbs., 12 ozs. |
