Saltwater Fishing Information for the Texas Gulf Coast, Inshore and Offshore
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GULF KINGFISH - Menticirrhus littoralis Family Sciaenidae, DRUMS
Often referred to as Whiting
Description: similar to the Southern Kingfish
but caudal fin has a blackish tip; side silvery,
without dark marks; tip of spinous dorsal fin
often dusky; lining of gill cavity silvery; scales
on chest noticeably smaller than those on side.
Size: to 46 cm (18 in.).
Where found: at water’s edge, in surf.
SOUTHERN KINGFISH - Menticirrhus americanus Family Sciaenidae, DRUMS
Often referred to as Whiting
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.
