Southern Kingfish

Family Sciaenidae, DRUMS
Menticirrhus americanus

Description: grayish brown above, with silvery sides: 7 to 8 diagonal dusky bars or blotches on each side, but these marks are obscure and never form V-shaped marks on side; scales on chest about same size as those on body.

Size: to 38 cm (15 in.) and 1 kg (2 lbs.).

Where found: shallow coastal waters; common
along beaches.

*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.