Scaled Sardine

Family Clupeidae, HERRINGS
Harengula jaguana

Description: solid back with dark streaks, usually single small dark spot at upper edge of opercule and sometimes one at shoulder.

Where found: N. Gulf of Mexico to Brazil

Size: up to 18"

Remarks: commonly caught with strings of wire loops.

*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.