GULF KINGFISH - Menticirrhus littoralis
March 9th, 2006 by Gillwetter PressFamily Sciaenidae, DRUMS
Description: similar to the Southern Kingfish but caudal fin has a blackish tip; side silvery, without dark marks; tip of spinous dorsal fin often dusky; lining of gill cavity silvery; scales on chest noticeably smaller than those on side.
Size: to 46 cm (18 in.).
Where found: at water’s edge, in surf.
