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King
Mackerel (Scomberomorus
cavalla)
Description:
Color of back iridescent bluish green, sides silvery; streamlined
body with tapered head; no black pigment on front of the first
dorsal fin; lateral line starts high and drops sharply below
the second dorsal fin; young fish often have yellowish spots
like those of spanish mackerel.
Similar
fish: Cero, S. regalis;
Spanish mackerel, S. maculatus
Where
found: Nearshore and Offshore, occasionally taken from
piers running into deep water. Also taken off reefs and ledges.
Size:
Common to 20 pounds.
Remarks:
Schooling fish that migrates from south Florida waters
in winter to more northerly waters in spring; Gulf population
thought to be separate from Atlantic population; with considerable
mixing in winter from Cape Canaveral past Key West; spawns
in midsummer Offshore; feeds on small fish and squid.
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