05-08-2003, 01:06 AM
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[/center][center][font "Arial"]Description: Basic silvery color, with 5 or 5 distinct vertical black bands on sides, not always the same on both sides. Prominent teeth, including incisors, molars and rounded grinders. No barbels on lower jaw. Strong and sharp spines on dorsal and anal fins.[/font][/center] [center][font "Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"]Where found: Inshore species around oyster bars, seawalls and in tidal creeks. Moves nearshore in late winter and early spring for spawing, gather over debris, artificial reefs and around navigation markers.[/font][/center] [center][font "Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"]Size: Inshore 1 to 2 pounds. Offshore common to 8 pounds.[/font][/center] [center][font "Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"]Remarks: Feeds on mollusks and crustaceans such as fiddler crabs and barnacles. Famed nibblers, prompting the saying that "anglers must strike just before they bite."[/font][/center]
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[/center][center][font "Arial"]Description: Basic silvery color, with 5 or 5 distinct vertical black bands on sides, not always the same on both sides. Prominent teeth, including incisors, molars and rounded grinders. No barbels on lower jaw. Strong and sharp spines on dorsal and anal fins.[/font][/center] [center][font "Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"]Where found: Inshore species around oyster bars, seawalls and in tidal creeks. Moves nearshore in late winter and early spring for spawing, gather over debris, artificial reefs and around navigation markers.[/font][/center] [center][font "Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"]Size: Inshore 1 to 2 pounds. Offshore common to 8 pounds.[/font][/center] [center][font "Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"]Remarks: Feeds on mollusks and crustaceans such as fiddler crabs and barnacles. Famed nibblers, prompting the saying that "anglers must strike just before they bite."[/font][/center][signature]