Saltwater Fishing Information for the Texas Gulf Coast, Inshore and Offshore
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CURRENT MOON
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SPOTTAIL PINFISH - Diplodus holbrooki Family Sparidae, PORGIES
Description: dark saddle on caudal peduncle sometimes
forms a complete ring around peduncle in adults; eight
faint bars on body, alternately long and short; more
prominent in young; edge of opercular membrane
blackish; pelvic and anal fins dusky brown, dorsal
fin less dark.
Size: to 46 cm (18 in.).
Where Found: inshore seagrass beds, offshore
rocks and reefs.
