Bigeye Scad

Family Carangidae, JACKS AND POMPANOS
Selar crumenophthalmus

Description: eye very large – diameter greater than snout length; no detached dorsal and anal finlets; two widely separated fleshly tabs on inside of rear edge of gill chamber; scutes present only on rear part of lateral line.

Size: to 60 cm (2 ft.)., but usually less than 30 cm (1 ft.).

*The Florida records quoted are from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and are not necessarily the most current ones. The records are provided as only as a benchmark.