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Family Scombridae, MACKERELS and TUNAS
Scomberomorous cavalla
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Description:Deep sea fishing guides in Florida will earn his keep during Kingfish season. Kingfish are iridescent bluish green on the back; sides silvery, streamlined body with tapered head; no black pigment on front of dorsal fin; lateral line starts high and drops sharply below the second dorsal fin; young fish often have yellow spots like those of the Spanish mackerel. Food Value: Good broiled or smoked. Where found: NEARSHORE and OFFSHORE, occasionally taken from piers running into deep water. Size: Common to 20 pounds. Florida Kingfish Record: 90 lbs. Kingfish Fishing Techniques: Trolling, Drifting and Still Fishing. Remarks: Kingfish are a schooling fish that migrates fom 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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