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Family Carangidae, JACKS AND POMPANOS
Selene vomer

Description: silvery, iridescent, sometimes with brassy highlights; body extremely compressed and deep, platelike; front of head very steep; lobes at front of soft dorsal and anal fins very long; pelvic fins small; lateral line arched toward front.

Young: spines at front of dorsal fin and rays in pelvic fin streamerlike.

Size: to 30 cm (1ft.).

*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.