LITTLE TUNNY - Euthynnus alletteratus

Family Scombridae, MACKERELS AND TUNAS

Description: Diagonal, sometime wavy, dark bars on bare areas on each side of back; 4 to 5 dark spots below pectoral fin; no dark stripes on belly; dorsal fins connected at base; pectoral fin short.

Size: to 1 m (3.25 ft.) and 12 kg (26 lbs.) but usually much smaller..

Where found: common offshore, but also occurs regularly in bays and over reefs.

Remarks: probably the most common tuna W. Atlantic; Popular sportfish, also used as bait for marlin; occurs in large schools.

Amberjack | Black Drum | Bluefish | Bonito | Cobia | Dolphin | Flounder | Grouper | King Mackerel | Marlin | Pompano | Redfish | Red Snapper | Sailfish | Sheepshead | Spanish Mackerel | Spotted Sea Trout | Tarpon | Triggerfish | Tuna | Vermilion Snapper | Wahoo | Weakfish |