(Thunnus alalunga)
◎Streamlined body tapers from head to tail; finlets, dusky in coloration, are present between dorsal and anal fins and the caudal fin; pectoral fin is extremely long, extending past the start of the anal fin; coloration is dark blue on top fading to a silvery white sides and belly; first dorsal fin is yellow.
◎Similar Fish: similar to other tunas, but easily distinguishable by extremely long pectoral fins.
◎Size: up to 90 pounds; average size 25 ~ 45 pounds.
(Seriola rivoliana)
◎Streamlined fish with a deeply forked, crescent shaped tail, a caudal peduncle with a keel but no scutes, a short rounded pectoral fin, and a dark nuchal band; coloration is olive to bluish green to dark amber on the back, fading on the sides with a light colored belly; overall coloration has a light bluish green or olivaceous tinge.
◎Similar Fish: Amberjack and Banded Rudderfish; overall body shape is shorter and wider, and second dorsal and anal fins tend to be higher in relation to body width than in other species; also, caudal fin, while distinctively forked, is less crescent shaped than other species; to differentiate among species, see Greater Amberjack.
◎Size: up to 55 pounds; average size ranges from 8 ~ 25 pounds.
((Croaker, Hardhead) Micropogonias undulatus)
◎Silvery color overall with a white belly; often has a faint bronze or golden cast, with yellowish fins; back often has small brassy spots, that align into wavy lines down the fish’s sides; underslung jaw features 3 to 5 pairs of barbels under the chin; caudal fin is convex in shape; gill cover is hard and sharp.
◎Similar Fish: Spot
◎Size: up to 8 pounds; average size is 8?14 inches (1/2pound ~2 pounds)
((Boston Mackerel) Scomber scombrus)
◎Small fish favoring cold water; coloration is dark green along the back fading to a silvery belly; dark wavy lines run from the top to midway down the sides; does not have a swim bladder.
◎Similar Fish: Chub Mackerel; distinguishable by absence of spots below lateral line (chub mackerel have spots) and absence of swim bladder (chub mackerel have a swim bladder).
◎Size: up to 5 pounds; average size is 1~ 2 pounds.
((Bonito, Bonito Mackerel) Sarda sarda)
◎Streamlined body shape tapering from head to tail; small finlets are present between dorsal and anal fins and the caudal fin; coloration is dark blue on top and upper sides fading to a silvery belly; several straight stripes run along the back tilted upward as they run from behind the head to the top of the back; caudal peduncle keel is present.
◎Similar Fish: Little Tunny and Skipjack Tuna; distinguishable by location and placement of stripes on body. Atlantic bonito have noticeable teeth, which are not as conspicuous in little tunny and skipjack tuna.
◎Size: up to 20 pounds; average size ranges from 4 ~ 8 pounds.